Matter of Whitman

Summary

The Appellate Division, Third Department granted Hayter Lamar Whitman's application to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons. The court accepted his 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. Whitman was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons under 22 NYCRR § 1240.22(a).
2. The court granted Whitman's application, accepted his nondisciplinary resignation, struck his name from the roll of New York attorneys, prohibited him from practicing or holding himself out as an attorney in New York, and required him to surrender his Attorney Secure Pass.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Whitman was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons.
2. Whether the court should grant his resignation application and remove his name from the roll of attorneys.

Disposition

approved