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In re Zeytoonian

Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 1, 2023
2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 67872 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)

Opinion

Motion No. 2023-00472 Attorney Registration No. 2417103

06-01-2023

In the Matter of Michael A. Zeytoonian, an attorney and counselor-at-law.


Unpublished Opinion

MOTION DECISION

M289081 E/JVD

HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J. MARK C. DILLON COLLEEN D. DUFFY BETSY BARROS FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER

Michael A. Zeytoonian has submitted an affidavit dated January 3, 2023, wherein he voluntarily resigns from the New York State Bar. Zeytoonian 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 July 24, 1991. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against him. Zeytoonian presently resides in Maine, 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 Michael A. Zeytoonian is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further, ORDERED that the name of Michael A. Zeytoonian 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, Michael A. Zeytoonian 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 Michael A. Zeytoonian 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.


Summaries of

In re Zeytoonian

Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 1, 2023
2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 67872 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)
Case details for

In re Zeytoonian

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of Michael A. Zeytoonian, an attorney and counselor-at-law.

Court:Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 1, 2023

Citations

2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 67872 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)