Summary
This Appellate Division, Third Department order addresses an application by attorney Nancy J. Meserow to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons. After reviewing her affidavit and correspondence, and noting the Attorney Grievance Committee’s lack of opposition, the court granted her application and accepted her resignation. The order formally strikes her name from the roll of attorneys, prohibits her from practicing law in New York, and requires her to surrender any Attorney Secure Pass within thirty days.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the Attorney Grievance Committee may grant a nondisciplinary resignation and whether the Appellate Division may accept that resignation.
Holdings
- The court may grant an application for nondisciplinary resignation and accept the resignation, striking the attorney's name from the roll and prohibiting further practice in New York.
Key quotations
“we grant her application and accept her resignation.” (at 1)
Factual background
Nancy J. Meserow was admitted to the New York bar in 2012, maintains a business address in Portland, Oregon, and seeks to resign for nondisciplinary reasons. She filed an affidavit on November 13, 2024, and the Attorney Grievance Committee did not oppose her application. The court considered the applicable attorney disciplinary rules and granted the resignation.
Procedural history
Meserow filed an affidavit and application to resign; the Attorney Grievance Committee did not oppose; the Appellate Division reviewed the application and granted the resignation.