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Appellate Division, First Department · March 5, 2026 · 252 AD3d 23

Matter of Bland

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Holding The court granted the Attorney Grievance Committee’s motion to disbar the respondent because he failed to respond or appear for further proceedings within six months of his immediate suspension. The respondent’s name was stricken from the roll of attorneys effective 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 23, at the official text
CourtAppellate Division, First Department
DecidedMarch 5, 2026
Citation252 AD3d 23
Area of lawAttorney Discipline and Professional Responsibility
WeekWeek ending March 7, 2026
Official textOfficial decision: 252 AD3d 23
Source feedNew York advance sheet: 26nyadv38.pdf
Law Watch record id104

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ESQ HQ, New York Law Watch, Matter of Bland, 252 AD3d 23 (Appellate Division, First Department, March 5, 2026), https://esqhq.com/decisions/252-ad3d-23/

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Published March 5, 2026. Updated March 5, 2026.