A Manhattan-based appeals court has accepted the resignation of a lawyer who faced nearly 30 charges of professional misconduct, including making false statements to a tribunal. The lawyer also admitted to making threats to opposing counsel, the court said.

A panel of the Appellate Division, First Department, said Thursday that Matthew Pek will be stricken from the roll of attorneys. The Brooklyn Law School graduate was admitted to the bar in 2008.

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