Matter of Winograd

Summary

The Appellate Division, Third Department granted Risa B. Winograd'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 her Attorney Secure Pass within 30 days.

Holdings

1. Winograd was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons under 22 NYCRR 1240.22(a).
2. The court granted Winograd's application, accepted her nondisciplinary resignation, struck her name from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law, prohibited her from practicing law or holding herself out as an attorney in New York, and required her to surrender any Attorney Secure Pass within 30 days.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Winograd was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons.
2. Whether the court should grant her application, accept her resignation, strike her name from the roll of attorneys, and prohibit her from practicing law.

Disposition

approved