Summary
This Appellate Division order addresses an attorney's petition to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons. After reviewing the applicant's affidavits and noting that the Attorney Grievance Committee does not oppose the request, the court granted the application. The order formally accepts the resignation, strikes the attorney's name from the roll effective immediately, and prohibits him from practicing law in New York until further court order.
Topics
Questions Presented
- Whether Bowers is eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons under 22 NYCRR §1240.22.
Holdings
- Bowers is eligible to resign for nondisciplinary reasons, and his application for resignation is granted.
Key quotations
“ORDERED that William Reynolds Bowers' application for permission to resign is granted and his nondisciplinary resignation is accepted; and it is further ORDERED that William Reynolds Bowers' 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.” (*1)
Factual background
William Reynolds Bowers, admitted to the New York bar in 1963, resides in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and seeks to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons. He filed affidavits in October and December 2024, and the Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department did not oppose his application.
Procedural history
Bowers filed an affidavit seeking leave to resign for nondisciplinary reasons; the Attorney Grievance Committee did not oppose; the Appellate Division considered the application and granted the resignation.