Summary
This Appellate Division, Third Department decision addresses an application by attorney Barbara Petchenik Berman to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons. After reviewing her affidavit and correspondence from the Attorney Grievance Committee, which does not oppose the request, the court granted the application. The order accepts her nondisciplinary resignation, strikes her name from the roll of attorneys effective immediately, and prohibits her from practicing law in New York until further court order.
Topics
Questions Presented
- Whether Berman is eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons under 22 NYCRR §1240.22(a)
Holdings
- Berman is eligible to resign for nondisciplinary reasons and the Court grants her application.
Key quotations
“Barbara Petchenik Berman's application for permission to resign is granted and her nondisciplinary resignation is accepted; and it is further ORDERED that Barbara Petchenik Berman's name is hereby stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law of the State of New York, effective immediately, and until further order of this Court.” (at 1)
Factual background
Barbara Petchenik Berman was admitted to the New York bar in 1989, maintains a business address in Florida, and filed an affidavit on March 21, 2025 seeking a nondisciplinary resignation from the bar. The Attorney Grievance Committee did not oppose the application.
Procedural history
Attorney Berman filed an affidavit and application to resign; the Attorney Grievance Committee did not oppose; the Appellate Division considered the application and granted the resignation.