An attorney who entered into a side deal to testify for a police officer who was suing the attorney’s own firm for malpractice was suspended for a year by a unanimous Appellate Division, First Department panel.
Gary Novins, who is based in Melville, had asked for a lesser penalty, but the panel in Matter of Novins, M-5083, on Tuesday found that he failed to fully accept responsibility for his actions. Justices Angela Mazzarelli (See Profile), Richard Andrias (See Profile), Leland DeGrasse (See Profile), Helen Freedman (See Profile) and Judith Gische (See Profile) sat on the panel.
