| Matter of Saad, Peter Anthony, Jr.; Grievance Committee for the Tenth |
| Motion No: 2021-02662 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2024 NY Slip Op 67568(U) |
| Decided on May 13, 2024 |
| 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 DepartmentM296347
KS/
HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J.
MARK C. DILLON
COLLEEN D. DUFFY
BETSY BARROS
FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.
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2021-02662, 2022-00220 In the Matter of Peter A. Saad, Jr., admitted as Peter Anthony Saad, Jr., a disbarred attorney. (Attorney Registration No. 4100061)
| DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION |
By decision and order on application of this Court dated February 26, 2024, Catherine A. Sheridan, Chief Counsel, Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, was appointed as inventory attorney for the legal files of Peter A. Saad, Jr., a disbarred attorney, who was admitted to the Bar at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on January 22, 2003, under the name Peter Anthony Saad, Jr. By decision and order on motion dated June 3, 2022, under Appellate Division Docket No. 2022-00220, this Court immediately suspended Saad from the practice of law, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1240.9(a)(1) and (3), upon a finding that he is guilty of professional misconduct immediately threatening the public interest. By opinion and order dated January 31, 2024, this Court disbarred Saad, effective immediately.
On the Court's own motion, it is
ORDERED that Catherine A. Sheridan, Esq., Chief Counsel, Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, 150 Motor Parkway, Suite 306, Hauppauge, NY 11788, is relieved as inventory attorney for the files of Peter A. Saad, Jr., a disbarred attorney, who was admitted as Peter Anthony Saad, Jr.; and it is further,
ORDERED that Steven J. Maffei, 8512 Bay 16th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11214, is hereby appointed as inventory attorney (1) to take custody of and inventory the files of Peter A. Saad, Jr., a disbarred attorney admitted under the name Peter Anthony Saad, Jr., including any original wills, (2) to take custody of and safeguard the records of any business, escrow, trust, or special bank account of Saad, (3) to receive, open, and read mail addressed to Saad at his regular place of business, and (4) to take such action as is deemed proper and advisable to protect the interests of the former clients of Saad.
LASALLE, P.J., DILLON, DUFFY, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Darrell M. Joseph
Clerk of the Court