Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M70423

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A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.

REINALDO E. RIVERA

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

PETER B. SKELOS

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2007-09068 In the Matter of Sharon Altman Hatton, an attorney and counselor-at-law. (Attorney Registration No. 2417228)

DECISION & ORDER VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION

Sharon Altman Hatton has voluntarily submitted an affidavit dated October 1, 2007, wherein she resigns from the New York State Bar. Ms. Hatton was admitted to the Bar in the State of New York at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on June 12, 1991. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against her. Ms. Hatton presently resides in North Carolina, does not practice law in New York, and under these circumstances, does not wish to pay the biennial registration fee.

Upon the papers submitted in support of the resignation, it is

ORDERED that the voluntary resignation of Sharon Altman Hatton is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further,

ORDERED that the name of Sharon Altman Hatton is removed from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law in the State of New York, without prejudice to an application for reinstatement; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90, effective immediately, Sharon Altman Hatton is commanded to desist and refrain from (l) practicing law in any form, either as principal or as agent, clerk, or employee of another in the State of New York, (2) appearing as an attorney or counselor-at-law before any court, Judge, Justice, board, commission, or other public authority in this State, (3) giving to another an opinion as to the law or its application or any advice in relation thereto in this State, and (4) holding herself out in any way as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of New York; and it is further,

ORDERED that if Sharon Altman Hatton has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency.

PRUDENTI, P.J., RIVERA, SPOLZINO, SKELOS and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court