Summary
This Appellate Division, Second Department opinion resolves a disciplinary proceeding initiated by the Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District against attorney George Richard Tilschner. Due to the respondent's failure to file an answer or oppose the committee's motion, the court deemed the charges of professional misconduct established by default. The court subsequently ordered Tilschner's immediate disbarment, struck his name from the attorney roll, and commanded him to cease all legal practice in compliance with Judiciary Law § 90.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the Grievance Committee's motion to deem the charges established by default should be granted and the respondent disbarred.
Holdings
- The motion is granted; the charges are deemed established, and the respondent is disbarred and his name stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors‑at‑law.
Key quotations
“the motion of the Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District to deem the charges in the petition dated February 11, 2025, established is granted; and it is further, ORDERED that, pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90, effective immediately, the respondent, George Richard Tilschner, is disbarred, and his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors‑at‑law”
Factual background
George Richard Tilschner, admitted to the New York Bar in 1997, was alleged to have violated Rules of Professional Conduct by neglecting a legal matter, failing to re‑register for 2023‑2024, not cooperating with investigations, and engaging in conduct adverse to fitness as a lawyer. He did not answer the petition served on February 11, 2025.
Procedural history
The Grievance Committee served a petition with four charges on February 11, 2025. The respondent failed to answer or appear. The Committee moved for default determination; the Appellate Division considered the motion and issued an order disbarring the respondent.