Appellate Division, First Department · October 27, 2026 · 2026 NY Slip Op 06252
Matter of Spiegelman
Read the official decision: 2026 NY Slip Op 06252
Holding The court found the attorney guilty of professional misconduct for misappropriating client funds and committing fraud, applying collateral estoppel to the prior civil judgment. The attorney was immediately suspended from the practice of law pending a referee’s recommendation on the final sanction.
The court’s words
respondent's deliberate diversion and misuse of his clients' escrow funds at his co-defendant Williams's direction constitutes intentional conversion and misappropriation of client funds
2026 NY Slip Op 06252, at the official text
the record demonstrates that he engaged in a protracted pattern of fraudulent conduct, which included the intentional conversion and misapplication of millions of dollars of escrow funds
2026 NY Slip Op 06252, at the official text
respondent, David Spiegelman, is suspended from the practice of law in the State of New York effective immediately, and until further order of this Court
2026 NY Slip Op 06252, at the official text
| Court | Appellate Division, First Department |
|---|---|
| Decided | October 27, 2026 |
| Citation | 2026 NY Slip Op 06252 |
| Area of law | Attorney Discipline and Professional Responsibility |
| Week | Week ending October 31, 2026 |
| Official text | Official decision: 2026 NY Slip Op 06252 |
| Publication status | Slip opinions are uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. |
| Source feed | New York slip opinion page |
| Law Watch record id | 1527 |
Recommended citation
ESQ HQ, New York Law Watch, Matter of Spiegelman, 2026 NY Slip Op 06252 (Appellate Division, First Department, October 27, 2026), https://esqhq.com/decisions/2026-ny-slip-op-06252/
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