Matter of Denenberg

OPINION OF THE COURT

On January 21, 2015, upon a plea of guilty in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the respondent was convicted of eight counts of mail fraud, in violation of 18 USC §§ 1341 and 3551 et seq., federal felonies.

Pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4), a lawyer is automatically disbarred upon his or her conviction of a felony committed under the laws of this state. Conviction of a felony under federal law that is essentially similar to a felony under New York law also triggers automatic disbarment. As stated by the Court of Appeals in Matter of…