Matter of Leavitt

Summary

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

Holdings

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

Questions Presented

1. Whether Leavitt was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons under 22 NYCRR 1240.22(a).
2. What consequences follow from acceptance of a nondisciplinary resignation under 22 NYCRR 1240.22(b).

Disposition

other