Rifkin v. Commissioner of Education

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (initiated in this court pursuant to Education Law § 6510 [5]) to review a determination of respondent which revoked petitioner’s license to practice accountancy in New York.

Petitioner was licensed as a certified public accountant by the State. Robert Morton was a fashion designer and the sole shareholder of two corporations which manufactured and sold his designs. Petitioner was employed as both a business and personal accountant by Morton from 1971 to 1975. At some point in time, Morton complained to the Office of Professional Discipline that, without…