On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department issued a ruling regarding attorney Sueanne Szuen Co. The court granted her motion to retroactively convert her prior suspension from the practice of law into a medical suspension. This decision pertains to the period from February 21, 2017, until January 7, 2020, during which Co was suspended due to concerns about her ability to practice law.
The case is entitled “In the Matter of Sueanne Szuen Co,” with case no. 2024-03777.
Co had previously faced an interim suspension as a result of her physical or mental incapacity. Following this suspension, she successfully petitioned the court for reinstatement in January 2020, under specific conditions.
On August 19, 2024, Co, representing herself, filed a motion to have her earlier suspension designated as a medical one, a request that the Attorney Grievance Committee did not oppose. The committee’s Chief Attorney, Jorge Dopico, submitted an answer on her behalf, indicating support for the motion.
The order states:
“It is unanimously Ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of ordering that respondent’s suspension from the practice of law from February 21, 2017, to January 7, 2020, be designated, nunc pro tunc, a suspension under 22 NYCRR 1240.14(b), due to her physical or mental incapacity to practice law.”
According to avvo.com, Ms. Co is a litigation attorney in New York, New York. She acquired her law license in New York in 2009.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
