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MATTER OF HOPFL

48 N.Y.2d 859 (1979)

In the Matter of Charles E. Hopfl, an Attorney, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew M. Lawler, Jr., Elliot L. Evans and Dennis E. Milton for appellant.

Nicholas C. Cooper and Michael Alan Schwartz for Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department, respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur in memorandum.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs. Subdivision 4 of section 90 of the Judiciary Law mandates automatic disbarment upon conviction of a felony. It is clear that under this section as construed prior to its recent amendment (L 1979, ch 674), an attorney ceases to be a member of the Bar when convicted of a Federal felony, even one that has no New York analogue (Matter of Thies...

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