Matter of Zwillman

Summary

The Appellate Division, Third Department granted Blair Robin Zwillman's application to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons. The court accepted the 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. An attorney who satisfies the requirements for nondisciplinary resignation under 22 NYCRR 1240.22(a) may be permitted to resign from the New York bar, and Zwillman was eligible to do so.
2. Upon acceptance of the nondisciplinary resignation, the attorney's name is stricken from the roll, the attorney must desist from practicing law or holding himself out as an attorney in New York, and any Attorney Secure Pass must be surrendered within 30 days.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Blair Robin Zwillman was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons under 22 NYCRR 1240.22(a).
2. Whether the court should grant the application, accept the resignation, strike Zwillman's name from the roll of attorneys, and prohibit him from practicing law in New York.

Disposition

approved