Apparent Disregard

The New York Appellate Division for the Third Judicial Department has imposed a one year reciprocal suspension for a 30-day consent suspension in the District of Columbia

In December 2016, respondent was reprimanded by disciplinary authorities in the District of Columbia when it was revealed that she had falsified certain documentation in connection with her employment by Amtrak. Thereafter, respondent applied for employment in California in 2022 and, in connection therewith, she failed to disclose her admission in Washington, DC and affirmatively denied having previously been the subject of professional discipline. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals subsequently approved a negotiated disposition for respondent’s 2022 misconduct and imposed a 30-day suspension from practice as a consequence.

Sanction

we have considered the several aggravating factors presented by AGC, including respondent’s past disciplinary history, her current suspension from the practice of law in Washington, DC as well as in this state, and her failure to participate in the instant proceeding. Given the circumstances and noting respondent’s failure to present any mitigating factors, we suspend respondent from the practice of law for one year (see Matter of Sablone, 211 AD3d 1226, 1228 [3d Dept 2022]; Matter of Moses, 206 AD3d 1440, 1442 [3d Dept 2022]; ABA Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions standards 5.11 [b]; 8.2) based on her apparent disregard for her fate as an attorney in this state or in the other jurisdictions in which she has been admitted (see Matter of Moses, 206 AD3d at 1442).

Respondent did not participate in the New York proceeding. (Mike Frisch)