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StarfishSaver

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19. I see

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #17)

Sat Nov 23, 2019, 09:56 PM

Nov 2019

Thanks for explaining how New York works.

In one of my states, inactive means you can't hold yourself out as practicing law and don't have to meet CLE requirements, but you also don't have to pay dues. I'm not sure how that differs from retirement status - I haven't checked that.

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That doesn't make sense to me. euphorb Nov 2019 #4

It is different in New York. Sanity Claws Nov 2019 #6

I think retirement status is different than inactive status StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #15

It might be but he would qualify for retirement status Sanity Claws Nov 2019 #17

I see StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #19

He could still be censured even if his status is inactive. Sanity Claws Nov 2019 #5

His NY State registration is current through May 2020 StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #7

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