Attorney Grievance Committees
Welcome to the Attorney Grievance Committee home page. Please visit the several links to find further
information including How to file a complaint, addresses for this and other New York State Disciplinary
Offices, Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys, Disciplinary Decisions by the Court and examples of
misconduct, our Annual Report, and much more information. We are here to protect the public, maintain
confidence in the integrity of our profession, and to educate.
Pursuant to New York Judiciary Law Section 90 and the Appellate Division Fourth Department
Rules Relating to Attorneys (22 NYCRR 1022.19), the Attorney Grievance Committees are authorized
to investigate, review, and prosecute complaints of attorney misconduct within the Fourth Judicial
Department. This agency has jurisdiction over approximately 11,000 lawyers with a 22-county geographic area, with three district offices, located in Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo.
Each office has its own Grievance Committee comprised of 21 volunteer members. Serious allegations of misconduct are
reviewed by the Committee and forwarded to the Appellate Division for disposition and/or trials.
The Chief Counsel for the Fourth Department is:
Gregory J. Huether, Esq.
The Fourth Judicial Department Grievance Committees are Chaired by the following:
Lawrence W. Golden, Esq.
Fifth District, Syracuse |
Carl M. Darnall, Esq.
Seventh District, Rochester |
John R. Nuchereno, Esq.
Eighth District, Buffalo |
Each Grievance Committee office has investigative staff. The office addresses and staff members for each are:
Fifth Judicial District
Attorney Grievance Committee
224 Harrison Street, Suite 408
Syracuse, New York 13202-3066
Phone:(315) 401-3344
Fax:(315) 401-3339
Seventh Judicial District
Attorney Grievance Committee
50 East Avenue, Suite 404
Rochester, New York 14604-2206
Phone:(585) 530-3180
Fax:(585) 530-3191
Eighth Judicial District
Attorney Grievance Committee
438 Main Street, Suite 800
Buffalo, New York 14202-3212
Phone:(716) 845-3630
Fax:(716) 856-2701
Anthony J. Gigliotti, Principal Counsel
Mary E. Gasparini, Associate Counsel
Sheryl M. Crankshaw, Investigator
Daniel A. Drake, Principal Counsel
Andrea E. Tomaino, Principal Counsel
Kelly A. Page, Investigator
Roderick Quebral, Principal Counsel
Margaret C. Callanan, Principal Counsel
Guy C. Giancarlo, Associate Counsel
Carolyn M. Stachura, Investigator
Mary E. Davis, Investigator
Craig E. Semple, Investigator
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEES MEMBERSHIP
2014 - 2015
Membership for each committee comes by appointment from the Presiding Justice. Each committee membership is listed below.
Fifth Judicial District
Lawrence W. Golden, Esq.-Chairperson
*Miles Bottrill
Alan S. Burstein, Esq.
*Victoria M. Celia, CPA
Julie Grow Denton, Esq.
Matthew R. Dunn, Esq.
Donald R. Gerace, Esq.
Peter L. Hubbard, Esq.
Loretta R. Kilpatrick, Esq.
Joseph E. Lamendola, Esq.
Karl Manne, Esq.
James H. Messenger, Jr., Esq.
C. Andrew Pappas, Esq.
David M. Primo, Esq.
Christopher Richmond, Esq.
Mark R. Rose, Esq.
William W. Rose, Esq.
Vincent J. Rossi, Esq.
*William P. Schultz
Susan A. Sovie, Esq.
Michael F. Young, Esq.
* Lay Member
Eighth Judicial District
John R. Nuchereno, Esq.- Chairperson
Laurie Styka Bloom, Esq.
Benjamin J. Bonarigo, Esq.
Michael A. Brady, Esq.
Stephen E. Cavanaugh, Esq.
*Louis J. Cercone, Jr., CPA
*Samantha Clark
Peter J. Degnan, Esq.
Douglas M. Heath, Esq.
Morris L. Horwitz, Esq.
Thomas F. Keefe, Esq.
Carolyn Ruth Kellogg, Esq.
Ethan M. Lyle, Esq.
David H. Nelson, Esq.
Sandra O’Loughlin, Esq.
*William M. Paterson
Mary B. Schiller, Esq.
Sheldon K. Smith, Esq.
Betsy S. Steger, Esq.
Robert Viola, Esq.
Laura A. Wagner, Esq.
Seventh Judicial District
Carl M. Darnall, Esq.-Chairperson
Betsy L. Album, Esq.
Peter H. Baker, Esq.
Alexandra Burkett, Esq.
Thomas L. Chapple, Esq.
Norman A. Chirco, Esq.
Michael Cobbs, Esq.
James F. Foley, Esq.
Sheila A. Gaddis, Esq.
Heidi Schult Gregory, Esq.
Susan G. Jones, Esq.
John M. Lockhart III, Esq.
*Dr. Richard Maceko
*William McDonald, CPA
Vincent M. Moyer, Esq.
Eugene M. O’Connor, Esq.
Stephen R. Ricci, Esq.
Brian C. Schu, Esq.
Dennis P. Sedor, Esq.
John E. Tyo, Esq.
*Michael G. Wiedemer
