Opinion
Motion No. 2022-08489 Attorney Registration No. 2045920
04-23-2024
In the Matter of Louis J. Puleo, admitted as Louis Joseph Puleo, an attorney and counselor-at-law.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J., MARK C. DILLON, COLLEEN D. DUFFY, BETSY BARROS, FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION
Louis J. Puleo has submitted an affidavit dated October 13, 2022, wherein he voluntarily resigns from the New York State Bar. Mr. Puleo was admitted to the Bar in the State of New York at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on April 9, 1986, under the name Louis Joseph Puleo. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against him. Mr. Puleo presently resides in South Carolina, does not practice law in New York, and, under these circumstances, does not wish to pay the biennial registration fee.
Upon the papers submitted in support of the resignation, it is
ORDERED that the voluntary resignation of Louis J. Puleo, admitted as Louis Joseph Puleo, is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further, ORDERED that the name of Louis Joseph Puleo is removed from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law in the State of New York, without prejudice to an application for reinstatement; and it is further, ORDERED that pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90, effective immediately, Louis Joseph Puleo is commanded to desist and refrain from (l) practicing law in any form, either as principal or as agent, clerk, or employee of another in the State of New York, (2) appearing as an attorney or counselor-at-law before any court, Judge, Justice, board, commission, or other public authority in this State, (3) giving to another an opinion as to the law or its application or any advice in relation thereto in this State, and (4) holding himself out in any way as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of New York; and it is further, ORDERED that if Louis Joseph Puleo has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency.
LASALLE, P.J., DILLON, DUFFY, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.