Matter of O'Neill

Opinion

Matter of O'Neill

2026 NY Slip Op 04988

August 13, 2026

Appellate Division, Third Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

In the Matter of Deborah Piperni O'Neill, an Attorney. (Attorney Registration No. 2086015.)

Decided and Entered:August 13, 2026

PM-179-26

Calendar Date: August 10, 2026

Before: Garry, P.J., Pritzker, Reynolds Fitzgerald, Powers And Corcoran, JJ.

Deborah Piperni O'Neill, Dublin, Ohio, pro se.

Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Albany (Alison M. Coan of counsel), for Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department.

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Per Curiam.

Deborah Piperni O'Neill was admitted to practice by this Court in 1986 and lists a business address in Dublin, Ohio with the Office of Court Administration. O'Neill now seeks leave to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons (see Rules for Atty Disciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.22 [a]). The Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department (hereinafter AGC) opposes the application by correspondence from its Deputy Chief Attorney dated July 30, 2026.

As is noted by AGC, O'Neill failed to report her suspension by the Supreme Court of Ohio (see Rules of Atty Disciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.13 [d]). Inasmuch as O'Neill is therefore subject to potential disciplinary action (see Rules of Atty Disciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR 1200] § 1240.13 [a]; Rules of App Div, 3d Dept [22 NYCRR] § 806.13 [a]), she is ineligible for nondisciplinary resignation and her application must be denied.

Garry, P.J., Pritzker, Reynolds Fitzgerald, Powers and Corcoran, JJ., concur.

ORDERED that Deborah Piperni O'Neill's application for permission to resign is denied.