Matter of Papermaster

Summary

The Appellate Division, Third Department granted Daniel Isaac Papermaster'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. Papermaster was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons under 22 NYCRR § 1240.22(a).
2. Upon accepting Papermaster's nondisciplinary resignation, the court struck his name from the roll of New York attorneys effective immediately, prohibited him from practicing law or holding himself out as an attorney in New York, and required him to surrender any Attorney Secure Pass within 30 days.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Daniel Isaac Papermaster was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons.
2. Whether the court should grant the application, accept the resignation, strike Papermaster's name from the roll of attorneys, and impose the associated restrictions and surrender requirement.

Disposition

other