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Appellate Division, First Department · March 24, 2026 · 252 AD3d 107

Matter of Patouris

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Holding The court granted the Attorney Grievance Committee’s motion to disbar respondent Nicholas Patouris because he failed to respond to or appear for further proceedings within six months of his immediate suspension. Consequently, his name was stricken from the roll of attorneys and he was ordered to cease all practice of law immediately.

The court’s words

respondent should be disbarred and his name stricken from the roll of attorneys in the State of New York, effective immediately

252 AD3d 107, at the official text
CourtAppellate Division, First Department
DecidedMarch 24, 2026
Citation252 AD3d 107
Area of lawAttorney Discipline and Professional Responsibility
WeekWeek ending March 28, 2026
Official textOfficial decision: 252 AD3d 107
Source feedNew York advance sheet: 26nyadv40.pdf
Law Watch record id1132

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ESQ HQ, New York Law Watch, Matter of Patouris, 252 AD3d 107 (Appellate Division, First Department, March 24, 2026), https://esqhq.com/decisions/252-ad3d-107/

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Published March 24, 2026. Updated March 24, 2026.