Opinion
2021-67857 Motion 2021-00067
06-22-2021
In the Matter of William T. Stevens, admitted as William T. Stevens, Jr., an attorney and counselor-at-law. Attorney Registration No. 2388569
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J., WILLIAM F. MASTRO, REINALDO E. RIVERA, MARK C. DILLON, CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION
William T. Stevens has submitted an affidavit dated December 15, 2020, wherein he voluntarily resigns from the New York State Bar. Mr. Stevens 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 May 5, 1976, under the name William T. Stevens, Jr. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against him. Mr. Stevens presently resides in Massachusetts, 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 William T. Stevens, admitted as William T. Stevens, Jr., is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further, ORDERED that the name of William T. Stevens, Jr., 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, William T. Stevens, Jr., 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 William T. Stevens, Jr., has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency.
LASALLE, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, DILLON and CHAMBERS, JJ., concur.