Attorney Gets 2-Year Suspension for Engaging in Unauthorized Practice of Law

A New York attorney got herself suspended from the practice of law earlier this month for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law in neighboring New Jersey. Esmeralda Machado never responded to the complaint that the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics filed against her in February 2016, so the state's Disciplinary Review Board accepted the allegations as true and suspended Machado’s ability to make any pro hac vice appearances within the state ever again. A pro hac vice appearance is the way an attorney can represent a party in a jurisdiction where the attorney is not licens...