An appeals court has reinstated ex-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s law license, which was suspended for a year following his sexual harassment and abuse scandal.
Schneiderman abruptly resigned as state AG in May 2018 amid accusations by four women that during sex he would get drunk and choke and hit them.
The suspension was granted by the Appellate Division, First Department, in April 2021 following charges mounted by the Attorney Grievance Committee stemming from the scandal.
On Tuesday, the First Department reinstated Schneiderman’s law privileges effective immediately, following his August 15 application — which the grievance committee did not oppose.
“Mr. Schneiderman is deeply grateful for the court’s decision to reinstate him to the practice of law,” Schneiderman’s lawyer Michael Ross told The Post. “He has committed himself to working every day to become a better person and to earn the trust placed in him by the court.”
Ex-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s law license was reinstated by a New York appeals court Tuesday. Richard HarbusAlong with the suspension, Schneiderman was also required to continue in mental health treatment and be supervised by the New York City Bar Lawyer Assistance Program. And as part of an agreement with the committee, Schneiderman admitted to sexual misconduct involving three women.
Schneiderman slapped, choked and was emotionally and verbally abusive to two women with whom he was in a long-term relationship, according to the suspension ruling from last year.
One woman was identified as M.B., an apparent reference to accuser and ex-girlfriend Michelle Manning Barish — while the other was identified as T.S., apparently referencing ex-girlfriend Tanya Selvaratnam.
The disgraced AG also admitted to slapping “an unidentified attorney twice” during a 2016 romantic encounter.
Schneiderman had resigned in 2018. Paul MartinkaFollowing the scandal, Schneiderman did a one-month stint in rehab, joined Alcoholics Anonymous and started weekly therapy sessions.
He publicly apologized in November 2018 after Long Island prosecutors declined to bring a criminal case against him.
The grievance committee declined to comment.






