Matter of Douglass

Holding The court confirmed the Special Referee’s report sustaining all eight charges of professional misconduct against the respondent. The court imposed a one-year suspension from the practice of law, citing the respondent’s failure to supervise nonlawyers, discourteous conduct before a tribunal, and violation of a protective order.

The court’s words

we find that a one-year suspension from the practice of law is warranted

2026 NY Slip Op 05184, at the official text

the respondent, Joshua A. Douglass, is suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year

2026 NY Slip Op 05184, at the official text

It shows a callous indifference to the rules of professional responsibility that bind him

2026 NY Slip Op 05184, at the official text

The transcript of the proceedings does no justice to what actually occurred this day

2026 NY Slip Op 05184, at the official text

we consider the respondent's failure to take meaningful responsibility for his misconduct to be an aggravating factor

2026 NY Slip Op 05184, at the official text