Practice point: A felony conviction in another State triggers automatic disbarment if the offense would constitute a felony under New York's Penal Law, pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90[4][e].
Students should note that the foreign felony need not be a mirror image of the New York felony, but must be essentially similar.
Case: Matter of Mahler, NY Slip Op 06152 (1st Dept. 2010)
Here is the opinion.
Tomorrow's issue: Motion practice.
