Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division : Second Judicial Department

April 7, 2026

2025-12998

Hector D. Lasalle, P.J.

Mark C. Dillon

Colleen D. Duffy

Betsy Barros

Francesca E. Connolly, JJ.

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DECISION & ORDER VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION

Marc Perry Cohen has submitted an affidavit dated October 18, 2025, wherein he voluntarily resigns from the New York State Bar. Mr. Cohen 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 September 14, 1983. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against him. Mr. Cohen presently resides in New York, 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 Marc Perry Cohen is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further,

ORDERED that the name of Marc Perry Cohen 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, Marc Perry Cohen 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 Marc Perry Cohen has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency.

LASALLE, P.J., DILLON, DUFFY, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court