Comments on the Uniform Court System’s Proposed Uniform Rules of the Appellate Division on Attorney Discipline

SUMMARY

The Professional Discipline Committee issued comments on OCA’s proposal for uniform statewide rules to govern New York’s attorney disciplinary process. The comments represent the latest in a series of reports by the Committee and the Lawyers Assistance Program Committee on the topic of attorney discipline. The proposed rules are intended to harmonize the approaches of the four Departments of the Appellate Division to ensure a more efficient and consistent disciplinary process and were based on recommendations from the Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline.

RULE INFORMATION 

Proposed Uniform Attorney Disciplinary Rules of the Appellate Division

OUTCOME

This measure was adopted by the four Departments of the Appellate Division in December 2015. The new rules, which include some of the recommendations of the Committee, will take effect on July 1, 2016.
22 NYCRR Part 1240