On Thursday, March 2, 2023, the State of New York, Supreme Court, Appellate Division of the Third Judicial Department ruled on the motion of the Attorney Grievance Committee for the imposition of discipline upon Virginia attorney Jeffrey Marc Sherman.

The case, titled In the Matter of Jeffrey Marc Sherman, was brought by the Attorney Grievance Committee. Case #PM-38-23.

According to the court filing, Sherman was previously suspended by the Court on September 2022 for failure to pay his longstanding registration delinquency. Moreover, Sherman’s license to practice law in the State of Virginia was revoked on October 7, 2020, based on allegations that he mismanaged client funds in his representation of several bankruptcy clients.

The District of Columbia also disbarred Sherman by consent based on the same allegations on November 25, 2020.

The Attorney Grievance Committee (AGC)  moved to impose discipline upon Sherman based on the revocation of Sherman’s license in Virginia as well as his disbarment in the District of Columbia.

Sherman did not oppose and affirmatively consented to his disbarment from law practice in the State of New York. He also waived his right to raise or assert any mitigating circumstances affecting the instant proceeding.

The Memorandum and Order on Motion state:

‘To date, respondent has not responded or otherwise replied to AGC’s motion and, thus, “he has waived any available defenses and AGC’s motion to impose discipline is granted.’

The Memorandum and Order on Motion continue:

‘In any event, if respondent had engaged in the same conduct in New York as led to his discipline in Virginia and the District of Columbia, it would invariably be deemed misconduct there as well.’

The Court, in ruling against Radshaw stated among others:

‘To that end, this Court has held that an attorney’s consent to disbarment or revocation of his or her license while under investigation “in a foreign jurisdiction is ‘tantamount to a disciplinary resignation in this state’ “.’

Based on the foregoing facts and discussion, the Court deemed it appropriate to enter an order disbarring Sherman from law practice in New York in order to protect the public, maintain the honor and integrity of the law profession, and deter others from engaging in similar conduct.

The disposition reads:

“ORDERED that the motion of the Attorney Grievance Committee for the ThirdJudicial Department is granted; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent is disbarred and his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law of the State of New York, effective immediately; . . .”

Mr. Jeffrey Marc Sherman practiced in Arlington, Virginia. He earned his law degree from the George Washington University National Law Center, graduating in 1981. According to Avvo, Sherman had been admitted to the state bars of New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Texas, and the District of Columbia.

A copy of the original filing can be found here.