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· 3/16/2022

Matter of Maxwell B. (Patrick L.)

Citations

  • 203 A.D.3d 922
  • 161 N.Y.S.3d 811
  • 2022 NY Slip Op 01787

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  • ruling that disciplinary proceeding not precluded by acquittal of lawyer in criminal prosecution arising from same conduct
  • two-year suspension for experienced real estate attorney who made false statements and material omissions regarding improper loans
  • “[G]eneral rules of collateral estoppel govern [bar discipline cases].”
  • “While we review the entire record and consider whatever detracts from the weight of the board’s conclusion, as long as there is substantial evidence, we do not disturb the board’s finding, even if we would have come to a different conclusion if considering the matter de nova”

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