Bloomberg Law
July 12, 2019, 7:31 PM UTC

N.Y. Suspends Calif. Attorney Who Lied to State Bar

Melissa Heelan Stanzione
Melissa Heelan Stanzione
Reporter

A California attorney suspended in that state for neglecting two client matters and lying to the California State Bar was suspended from practice for two years in New York, where he was also licensed.

The per curiam New York appeals court found that reciprocal discipline was warranted based on the findings of the Supreme Court of California, and rejected David G. Graziani’s request for a one-year suspension to mirror the discipline California imposed in July 2018.

Two clients requested Graziani’s help with mortgage loan modifications on separate occasions in 2014 and 2015, and signed retainer agreements to that effect.

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