Legal Opinion

In re Francis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 17, 2008Published

1Per curiam

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 2000. He maintained an office for the practice of law in the Village of Altamont, Albany County. He is currently suspended from practice (Matter of Francis, 39 AD3d 958 [2007]).

*1120On October 26, 2007, respondent pleaded guilty in Albany County Court to criminal contempt in the first degree, a class E felony (see Penal Law § 215.51 [b] [v]). We therefore grant petitioner’s motion to strike respondent’s name from the roll of attorneys on the ground that he ceased to be an attorney upon his conviction of a felony (see Judiciary Law § 90 [4] [a];…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re MadiganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. In re FrancisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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