Matter of McMurdo

Holding The court granted the joint motion for discipline by consent and suspended respondent from the practice of law for one year, effective nunc pro tunc to September 20, 2024. The court found that a one-year suspension was appropriate given respondent’s violations of professional conduct rules related to issuing false opinion letters and his voluntary cessation of practice.

The court’s words

respondent observed inconsistencies and inaccuracies in various . . . disclosure reports that made him feel uncomfortable, yet he continued to issue and sign opinion letters

252 AD3d 172, at the official text

it is logical and jurisprudentially sound under these circumstances to accord weight to the sanction fashioned by the tribunal with regulatory authority

252 AD3d 172, at the official text

where an attorney voluntarily refrains from practice in anticipation of formal discipline, imposing a nunc pro tunc suspension is appropriate

252 AD3d 172, at the official text