Opinion
January 10, 2000
MOTION by the Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90(4), to strike the name of the respondent from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law, upon his conviction of a felony. The respondent was admitted to the practice of law on June 7, 1995, at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, under the name of Scott Michael Stollwerk.
Grace D. Moran, Syosset, N.Y. (Edward A. Tini of counsel), for petitioner.
GUY JAMES MANGANO, P.J., LAWRENCE J. BRACKEN, DAVID S. RITTER, FRED T. SANTUCCI, SONDRA MILLER, JJ.
OPINION ORDER
On June 16, 1999, the respondent pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court, New York County (Wetzel, J.), to the crime of violating General Business Law § 352-c Gen. Bus.(5), a class E felony. Pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90(4), the respondent ceased to be an attorney and counselor-at-law upon his conviction of a felony.
Accordingly, the motion is granted. The respondent is disbarred and his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law, effective immediately.
ORDERED that pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90, effective immediately, the respondent, Scott M. Stollwerk, is disbarred and his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law; and it is further,
ORDERED that the respondent shall comply with this court's rules governing the conduct of disbarred, suspended, and resigned attorneys ( see, 22 NYCRR 691.10); and it is further,
ORDERED that pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90, effective immediately, Scott M. Stollwerk is commanded to desist and refrain from (1) practicing law in any form, either as principal or as agent, clerk, or employee of another, (2) appearing as an attorney or counselor-at-law before any court, Judge, Justice, board, commission, or other public authority, (3) giving to another an opinion as to the law or its application or any advice in relation thereto, and (4) holding himself out in any way as an attorney and counselor-at-law.