Matter of Leonard Bruce Simon, an Attorney

Summary

The Appellate Division, Third Department granted Leonard Bruce Simon's application to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons. The court accepted his resignation, struck his name from the roll of attorneys effective immediately, prohibited him from practicing law in New York, and ordered him to surrender any Attorney Secure Pass within 30 days.

Holdings

1. Simon was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons, and his application for permission to resign was granted.
2. Upon acceptance of Simon's nondisciplinary resignation, his name was stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law, he was prohibited from practicing or holding himself out as an attorney in New York, and he was required to surrender any Attorney Secure Pass within 30 days.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Leonard Bruce Simon was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons.
2. What orders should follow acceptance of the attorney's nondisciplinary resignation.

Disposition

other