Matter of Schlossberg
Aaron M. Schlossberg, an attorney, was publicly censured by the Appellate Division, First Department, for professional misconduct. The charges stemmed from a May 2018 incident in a Manhattan delicatessen where Schlossberg verbally confronted staff and a patron for speaking Spanish, making offensive remarks and threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He admitted to violating Rules of Professional Conduct rule 8.4 (h) by engaging in conduct that adversely reflects on his fitness as a lawyer. The parties jointly moved for discipline by consent, agreeing to a public censure, which the court imposed. The court also granted Schlossberg's cross-motion to seal audio-visual recordings of the incident due to documented threats against him.