In re the Estate of Coleman

*847The appellant, Leo Beitner, was employed for many years as chief court attorney of the law department of the Surrogate’s Court, Kings County (hereinafter the Law Department). In February 2008, shortly after retiring from government service, Beitner joined Seth Rubenstein, EC. (hereinafter the Rubenstein firm), a small law firm specializing in estate practice. Frior to Beitner’s association, the Rubenstein firm was composed of only two other attorneys, Seth Rubenstein himself (hereinafter Rubenstein) and Nora Anderson. In late November or early December 2006, before Beitner left his employment…