After attorney Stuart Ross pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny in the second degree--a class D felony-- for trying to "extort" some $10 million from his son-in-law, the Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts sought to "strike" Ross's name from the "roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law," so that he could no longer practice law in New York State.
Because a felony conviction mandated automatic disbarment, the Appellate Division, Second Department, granted the Committee's request. (Apparently, Ross neither responded to the Committee's motion nor sought additional time to oppose the application.)
That was striking.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Matter of Ross