On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department disbarred attorney Pasquale R. Calcagno, after he failed to respond to a petition containing fourteen charges of professional misconduct.
The case is entitled “In the Matter of Pasquale R. Calcagno,” with case number 2025-01168.
The disbarment, effective immediately, follows a motion by the Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts to deem the charges established based on Calcagno’s default.
Calcagno was served with a notice of petition and verified petition on January 31, 2025, through his counsel, who consented to accept service via email on his client’s behalf. The charges stem from alleged violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct (22 NYCRR 1200.0) related to his escrow account.
The Grievance Committee’s petition detailed a series of alleged infractions, including misappropriation of funds entrusted to him as a fiduciary in multiple client matters. Additional charges included commingling personal funds with fiduciary funds, misuse of his escrow account for personal business, and making withdrawals from his escrow account to unnamed payees. The petition also alleged that Calcagno allowed a non-attorney to be a signatory on his escrow account.
Further accusations included failure to maintain required bookkeeping records for his escrow account, failure to regularly reconcile his escrow account, and failure to properly title his escrow account, checks, and deposit slips. Calcagno was also accused of engaging in the practice of law under a misleading name and engaging in conduct adversely reflecting on his fitness as a lawyer. These actions were alleged to be in violation of rules 1.15(a), (b)(2), (d), and (e) and 7.5(b)(1)(iii) and 8.4(h) of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Despite being directed to file an answer to the petition within 20 days, Calcagno failed to do so. Subsequently, the Grievance Committee moved to deem the charges established based on his default. Calcagno did not oppose the motion or offer any response, even after the motion papers were served upon his counsel by mail and email on March 20, 2025.
The court, in its order, granted the Grievance Committee’s motion, deeming all charges in the January 29, 2025, petition established. As a result of the disbarment, Calcagno is required to comply with the rules governing the conduct of disbarred attorneys, as outlined in 22 NYCRR 1240.15.
Calcagno is also prohibited from practicing law in any form, appearing as an attorney before any court or public authority, giving legal advice, or holding himself out as an attorney. The court also mandated that Calcagno return any secure pass issued by the Office of Court Administration.
According to Avvo, Mr. Calcagno was a car accident lawyer in Staten Island, NY. He acquired his law license in New York in 2001.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
