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April 22, 2009

 

LIST OF PREVIOUSLY DISCIPLINED PRACTITIONERS

(in Espanol)

* = denotes practitioner(s) most recently disciplined

For more information about a practitioner's disciplinary history, click on the date highlighted in blue.

To determine whether a practitioner is currently disciplined, click on this link for the List of Currently Disciplined Practitioners.

For more information about the Executive Office for Immigration Review's Attorney Discipline Program,

click on these links: Rules for Professional Conduct (2000), Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct (2008), & Professional Conduct for Immigration Practitioners - Factsheet

NAME CITY/STATE DATE OF IMMED. SUSPENSION FINAL DISCIPLINE IMPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE OF DISCIPLINE REINSTATED?
Brad A. Alexander Florida 6/15/01 Suspended - 1 year 6/15/01 Yes -1/8/04
Mahmoud Alsafty Maryland/New York 3/30/04 Suspended - 1 year 3/30/04 Yes - 9/13/06
Rita H. Altman Florida 10/30/06 Indefinite Suspension 10/30/06 Yes - 9/14/07
Anthony Alvarez Florida

8/15/07

Suspended - 90 days 8/15/07 Yes - 11/20/07
Harnam S. Arneja District of Columbia 5/6/02 Suspended - 1 year 3/3/02 Yes -3/17/03
Hani Alex Azzam Massachusetts 9/1/05 ------------ ------------ Yes -12/14/05
Charles H. Bowser District of Columbia 9/15/00 Expelled 9/15/00 Yes - 4/20/06
Wilma Nadine Brennan Houston, TX ------------ Suspended - 30 days 7/24/03 Yes - 10/3/03
Eleanor Chen Pennsylvania ------------  Suspended - 60 days 11/8/07 Yes - 2/8/08
Gerald M. Cobb Los Angeles, CA ------------ Public Censure 6/2/05 ------------
Samuel Reyes Escamilla Colorado 10/12/01 Suspended - 3 months 7/16/01 Yes - 11/27/01
Lowell Gettman New York/Ohio ------------ Public Censure  8/16/06 ------------
Gayle S. Ghitelman Massachusetts 3/9//04 Suspended - 1 year and 1 day 3/9/04 Yes - 12/2/05
Maria I. Gonzalez New Jersey/New York 3/1/07 Suspended - 3 months 2/24/07 Yes - 6/14/07
Rosaura Gonzalez Rucci Puerto Rico 12/21/00 Suspended - 6 months 12/21/00 Yes - 8/7/01
Justin Edward Gould Florida 2/5/07 Suspended - 90 days 11/12/06 Yes- 3/7/07
Edward Haase San Diego, CA ------------ Public Censure 9/5/06 ------------
Akhtar Hussain Florida 1/30/03 Suspended - 90 days 10/1/02 Yes - 2/25/03
John Hykel Pennsylvania 3/8/01 Suspended - 2 years 3/8/01 Yes - 4/6/06
Alexis Irizarry-Vega Puerto Rico 12/21/00 Indefinite Suspension 8/24/00 Yes - 10/23/01
Karen Jaffe New York 6/12/06 Suspended - 30 days 6/12/06 Yes - 7/27/06
Keith Jordan San Francisco, CA ------------ Public Censure 1/27/07 ------------
Barbara W. Kamali Florida ------------ Public Censure 7/9/04 ------------
Michael P. Karr San Francisco, CA 10/1/03 Suspended - 9 months 10/23/03 Yes - 7/2/04
Dalia R. Kejbou Michigan 2/16/06 Suspended - 6 weeks 11/22/06 Yes - 2/27/07
Michael Louis Leavitt New York 4/8/03 Suspended - 18 months 3/21/02 Yes - 6/27/05
Benson Lee Nevada 3/21/07 Suspended - 3 months 2/1/07 Yes - 8/15/07
Albert S. Lefkowitz New York 2/27/08 Suspended - 3 months 2/27/08 Yes - 6/24/08
Clyde E. Lindsay Massachusetts 2/11/04 Suspended - 1 year 2/11/04 Yes - 1/10/07
Joseph Lopez-Wilson Nebraska 4/17/02 Suspended - 2 year 4/17/02 Yes - 12/4/03
Leroy Allan Martin Los Angeles, CA ------------ Suspended - 60 days 6/18/05 Yes - 1/31/06
Juan Antonio Molina Los Angeles, CA 4/11/06 ------------ ------------ Yes - 8/1/06
Vicenta E. Montoya Nevada ------------ Public Censure 7/9/04 ------------
Joseph A. Morris Illinois ------------ Public Censure 1/13/05 ------------
Barry R. Nager Florida 10/16/07  Suspended - 90 days 10/16/07 Yes - 2/26/08
David Smith Nunes Florida 9/15/00 Suspended - 3 years 4/29/99 Yes - 8/1/03
Imevbore M. Ojo Houston, TX ------------ Suspended - 30 days 1/9/04 Yes - 7/7/04
Todd N. Ostergard Florida 2/18/04 Suspended - 90 days 2/18/04 Yes - 5/19/06
Michael M. Ozulumba Massachusetts ------------ Public Censure 2/18/04 ------------
Jose M. Quinones Los Angeles, CA ------------ Public Censure 6/16/03 ------------
Rico C. Reyes Florida 12/2/05 Indefinite Suspension 12/2/05 Yes - 10/19/06
Antonio Reyes-Vidal San Antonio, TX 8/10/00 Suspended - 84 months 8/10/00 Yes - 2/26/02
Antonio Reyes-Vidal San Antonio, TX ------------ Suspended - 90 days 4/1/06 Yes - 8/1/06
David J. Rodkin New York 11/8/05 Suspended - 6 months 8/22/05 Yes - 4/14/06
Antonio Salazar Washington 11/8/05 Suspended - 60 days 11/8/05 Yes - 1/20/06
Raymond J. Sanders Illinois 5/7/01 Suspended - 60 days 5/7/01 Yes - 7/7/01
Paul A. Schelly Los Angeles, CA 1/11/05 Suspended - 60 days 1/11/05 Yes - 3/31/05
Julia A. Soininen District of Columbia 7/6/01 Suspended - 1 year 11/20/01 Yes - 3/8/05
Larry E. Steorts San Diego, CA ------------ Public Censure 5/23/07 ------------
Mark H. Teklinski Michigan 5/15/08 Suspended - 60 days 5/15/08 Yes - 8/8/08
John Kirby Vawter San Diego, CA 8/21/03 Suspended - 6 months 8/21/03 Yes - 3/19/04
Alexander C. Vrbanoff Illinois 5/30/01 Suspended - 1 year 3/22/01 Yes - 7/2/02
Rubina Arora Wadhwa Pennsylvania 10/25/07 Suspended - 9 months 10/25/07 Yes - 8/26/08
Rickey A. Watson Houston, TX 7/12/06 Suspended - 1 year 7/12/06 Yes - 9/14/07
Carl M. Weideman, III Michigan 5/23/07 Suspended - 30 days 4/21/07 Yes - 6/28/07
Peter D. Winthrop Illinois   10/23/06 Suspended - 2 years 10/23/06 Yes - 10/23/08