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In re Bernstein

197 A.D.2d 349 Court Second Department, Decision date 1994-06-13 English

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In the Matter of Arnold A. Bernstein, an Attorney, Respondent. Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, Petitioner.
Second Department,
June 13, 1994
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Gary L. Casella, White Plains (Etta M. Biloon of counsel), for petitioner.

OPINION OF THE COURT

On March 9, 1994, the respondent was convicted, upon a jury verdict, of manslaughter in the first degree. On April 6, 1994, the respondent was sentenced by the County Court,

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Orange County (Colabella, J.), to a term of 8 Vs to 25 years imprisonment.

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 petitioner’s motion is granted without opposition from the respondent. The respondent is disbarred and his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law, effective immediately.

Mangano, P. J., Thompson, Sullivan, Balletta and Copertino, JJ., concur.

Ordered that pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90, effective immediately, the respondent, Arnold A. Bernstein, 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 promptly comply with this Court’s rules governing the conduct of disbarred, suspended, and resigned attorneys (22 NYCRR 691.10); and it is further,

Ordered that pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90, effective immediately, Arnold A. Bernstein 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.

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