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In the Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a. Committee on Professional Standards, Petitioner.
    [711 NYS2d 786]
   Per Curiam.

Petitioner Committee on Professional Standards moves to suspend respondent attorneys on the ground they have failed to file a registration statement and pay the required attorney registration fee in accordance with section 468-a of the Judiciary Law and part 118 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator.

The moving papers indicate that despite written notices sent to them by the Office of Court Administration and a notice sent by petitioner, respondents have failed to register and pay the required fee.

Subdivision (5) of Judiciary Law § 468-a provides that noncompliance with the statute and rules regarding attorney registration “shall constitute conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice and shall be referred to the appropriate appellate division * * * for disciplinary action”. This Court has previously held that failure to comply with the registration requirements is professional misconduct warranting discipline (see, e.g., Matter of Arms, 251 AD2d 743; Matter of Ryan, 238 AD2d 713; Matter of Farley, 205 AD2d 874).

In view of respondents’ continued failure to comply with the attorney registration requirements of the Judiciary Law and Rules of the Chief Administrator, petitioner’s motion is granted and the respondents listed on the schedule attached hereto are suspended, effective 30 days from the date of this order, until further order of this Court (see, Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a, 262 AD2d 702).

Cardona, P. J., Mercure, Crew III, Peters and Spain, JJ., concur. Ordered that petitioner’s motion is granted; and it is further ordered that the respondents listed on the schedule attached hereto are suspended, effective 30 days from the date of this order, until further order of the court; and it is further ordered that respondents, for the period of suspension, are commanded to desist and refrain from the practice of law in any form either as principal or as agent, clerk or employee of another, and are forbidden to appear as an attorney or counselor-at-law before any court, Judge, Justice, board, commission or other public authority or to give to another any opinion as to the law or its application or any advise in relation thereto; and it is further ordered that respondents shall comply with the provisions of this Court’s rules (22 NYCRR 806.9) regulating the conduct of suspended attorneys.

ATTORNEYS YEAR ADMITTED

1. Akinla, Oladele O. 1985

2. Askin, Marilyn 1983

3. Barot, Peter D. 1995

4. Beatty, Kim M. 1987

5. Beaven, Alan A. 1985

6. Behrndt, William C., Ill 1993

7. Bergman, Stephanie P. 1993

8. Bonanno, Joseph G. 1985

9. Bonnett, Erica R. 1995

10. Chan, Beartland T. 1993

11. Chang, Kyung Hyun 1995

12. Channing, David I. 1995

13. Chua, Charles D. 1995

14. Cloer, Stewart L. 1991

15. Crawford, Mark J. 1995

16. Cristallo, Steven 1993

17. Danek, David John 1993

18. Davidson, Kara A. 1991

19. Davis, Russell O. 1995

20. Delaney, James C. 1995

21. Disse, Werner 1989

22. Donovan, Michael D. 1985

23. Dy, Andre Claudio 1995

24. Ejimakor, Aloysius O. 1995

25. Frankel, Deborah C. 1993

26. Friedenthal, Alan H. 1995

27. Giannone, Richard J. 1991

28. Goldberg, Seth R. 1995

29. Goldman, Kenneth M. 1987

30. Gonzalez, Jimmy A. 1995

31. Greenbaum, Daniel P. 1993

32. Grinstein, Keith D. 1987

33. Hadyniak, Lydnn Q. 1989

34. Hailu, Zecharias 1995

35. Hall, Gary Patrick 1991

36. Hediger, Daniel D. 1995

37. Holtzman, Arlene M. 1993

38. Huston, Nita D. 1987

39. Jallah, David A. 1993

40. Janufka, Carol Mary 1995

41. Johansen, Gary Lee 1987

42. Johnson, Norton S. 1983

43. Johnston, Gary W. 1995

44. Kachikwu, Udokanma M. 1995

45. Kahn, Caroline 1987

46. Keimach, Gary 1995

47. Kennedy, Paul F. 1991

48. Kent, Kathryn A. 1995

49. Kernus, Susan Aker 1985

50. Kim, Kap You 1995

51. King, Aaron Y. 1995

52. King, Sean P. 1993

53. Klippstein, Nora Burke 1989

54. Kohm, Lynne M. 1989

55. Ladanaj, Stephen S. 1993

56. Lee, Hong Bum 1995

57. Lee, Sungwook 1995

58. Lekashman, John Q. 1991

59. Liemer, Susan P. 1987

60. Lindsey, Catherine Ann 1995

61. Lisi, Gregory S. 1993

62. Littman, Jeremy R. 1987

63. Lloyd, Joanne D. 1995

64. Machado, Paul J. 1983

65. Malone, Thomas B. 1995

66. Manriquez, Mario, Jr. 1985

67. Mercier, William C. 1983

68. Miller, S. Debra 1985

69. Mocarski, Thadeus J. 1989

70. Nacca, Richard 1995

71. Pandit, Sanatkumar V. 1985

72. Patel, Duriya 1991

73. Payne, Daniel G. 1985

74. Pelino, Jacquelyn S. 1995

75. Perkins, Djuna E. 1993

76. Philip, Karen M. 1991

77. Phillips, Judith J. 1993

78. Porway, Beverly R. 1989

79. Potter, Maria M. 1989

80. Ramaizal, Frank A. 1995

81. Reese, Judith R. 1989

82. Riecker, Andreas O. " 1995

83. Rigo, George 1993

84. Rodriguez-Morick, Jeanette 1995

85. Rotella, Jeffrey T. 1995

86. Salce, Valerio 1995

87. Sanchez, Deborah A. 1995

88. Santini, Betsy M. 1993

89. Schleider, Michelle Lynn 1995

90. Schreiber, Cheryl S. 1990

91. Schubert, Paul R. 1987

92. Shalov, Adam K. 1989

93. Shinkman, Florita S. 1983

94. Shtipelman, Nonna B. 1995

95. Smith, Erik Antonio 1995

96. Smith, Marshall A. 1995

97. Smith, Peter E. 1991

98. Sondak, Joel 1985

99. Studwell, Laura V. 1987

100. Syz, John D. 1991

101. Thomas, Tracy Rene 1995

102. Thompson, Myron A., IV 1995

103. Tong, Peter O. 1993

104. Treadwell, David O., Jr. 1993

105. Tung, Nicole J. 1995

106. Vagianos, Paul A. 1989

107. Velarde, Albert J. 1989

108. Voell, Gregory J. 1989

109. Vonzamft, Michael L. 1983

110. Weiner, Yale J. 1995

111. Wittstein, James R. 1995

112. Yablon, Gordon A. 1987

113. Yoon, Hwa Jin 1993

[As amended by unpublished orders entered June 29, July 20, July 31, 2000.]