N.Y. Lawyer Gets Four-Month Suspension for Aggressive Behavior

A New York real estate lawyer was suspended for four months and ordered to undergo up to one year of counseling for aggressive litigation techniques.

A state appeals court ordered the sanctions for Adam L. Bailey because he failed to apologize for his actions and because he had twice previously been admonished by the state attorney grievance committee for “excessively aggressive behavior while representing a client.”

The court said Bailey engaged in inappropriate behavior several times in 2016.

In one instance, according to filings, he barged into an arbitration hearing at his law firm—a small firm that he owned—started taking ...