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Per Curiam — Respondent Meighan M. McSherry was admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York by the Second Judicial Department on June 19, 1996, under the name Meighan Marie McSherry. Respondent’s last known business address listed with the Office of Court Administration was within the First Judicial Department.On April 25, 2018, in Supreme Court, New York County, respondent was convicted, upon her plea of guilty, of attempted robbery in the third degree, a class E felony, in violation of Penal Law §§110.00 and 160.05. Respondent admitted during the plea allocution that on August 26, 2016, at a bank in New York County, she attempted to forcibly steal property from another person. On June 13, 2018, respondent was sentenced to a conditional discharge of three years and a surcharge of $300.The Attorney Grievance Committee (the Committee) now seeks an order striking respondent’s name from the roll of attorneys pursuant to Judiciary Law §90(4)(a) and (b) and Rules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters (22 NYCRR) §1240.12(c)(1) on the ground that she has been automatically disbarred by virtue of her conviction of a felony as defined under Judiciary Law §90(4) (e). Respondent, pro se, has not submitted a response, nor has she appeared in this proceeding.A conviction for any criminal offense classified as a felony under the laws of New York results in automatic disbarment by operation of law (Judiciary Law §90 [4][a], [e]). Respondent’s conviction of the New York felony of attempted robbery in the third degree, a class E felony, constitutes grounds for automatic disbarment by operation of law pursuant to Judiciary Law §90(4)(a) and (b). For purposes of disbarment, a conviction occurs at the time of the plea or verdict (see Matter of Racer, 165 AD3d 137 [1st Dept 2018).Accordingly, the Committee's motion should be granted and respondent's name stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law in the State of New York, nunc pro tunc, to April 25, 2018.The Committee's motion is granted to the extent of disbarring respondent and striking her name from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law in the State of New York pursuant to Judiciary Law §90(4) (a) and (b), and 22 NYCRR 1240.12(c)(1), effective nunc pro tunc to April 25, 2018.All Concur.Order Filed. [June 13, 2019]

 
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