Summary
This Appellate Division, Third Department order addresses an application by Jenna Catherine Katz Klein 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 her application. The order formally 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.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the Appellate Division may grant an attorney's application to resign for nondisciplinary reasons.
Holdings
- The Appellate Division may grant the application and accept the attorney's nondisciplinary resignation, striking the attorney's name from the roll and prohibiting further practice in New York.
Key quotations
“ORDERED that Jenna Catherine Katz Klein's application for permission to resign is granted and her nondisciplinary resignation is accepted; and it is further ORDERED that Jenna Catherine Katz Klein'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; and it is further ORDERED that Jenna Catherine Katz Klein is commanded to desist and refrain from the practice of law in any form in the State of New York...” (at *1)
Factual background
Jenna Catherine Katz Klein was admitted to the New York bar in 2019, maintains a business address in Anchorage, Alaska, and seeks to resign from the bar for nondisciplinary reasons. She filed an affidavit sworn May 29, 2025 and a correspondence from the Deputy Chief Attorney for the Attorney Grievance Committee dated July 21, 2025, which did not oppose the resignation.
Procedural history
Klein filed an affidavit and application for resignation; the Attorney Grievance Committee did not oppose; the Appellate Division considered the application and issued an order.