| Matter of Williams, John Thomas Smither |
| Motion No: 2018-07073 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2019 NY Slip Op 73214(U) |
| Decided on June 20, 2019 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion Decision |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports. |
Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department
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ALAN D. SCHEINKMAN, P.J.
WILLIAM F. MASTRO
REINALDO E. RIVERA
MARK C. DILLON
RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.
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2018-07073
In the Matter of John Thomas Smither Williams, admitted as John T. S. Williams, an attorney and counselor-at-law. (Attorney Registration No. 2164473)
| DECISION & ORDER VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION |
John Thomas Smither Williams has submitted an affidavit dated January 18, 2019, wherein he voluntarily resigns from the New York State Bar. Mr. Williams 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 April 13, 1988, under the name John T. S. Williams. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against him. Mr. Williams presently resides in South 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 John T. S. Williams is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further,
ORDERED that the name of John T. S. Williams 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, John T. S. Williams 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 himself out in any way as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of New York; and it is further,
ORDERED that if John T. S. Williams has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency.
SCHEINKMAN, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, DILLON and BALKIN, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Aprilanne Agostino
Clerk of the Court