Attorney Rose Merante of Rochester, NY; convicted thief

The state of New York presented Rose Maria Merante with a law license 1993 after she graduated from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

The Committee on Professional Standards found Rose guilty of the following misconduct.

In one matter, Rose was convicted after her plea of guilty in Gates Town Court of offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree.

The guilty plea was entered in satisfaction of a felony complaint that alleged that for three years, Rose submitted to the New York State Unified Court System Attorneys for Children Program and the Monroe County Assigned Counsel Program several payment claim vouchers that contained false statements or false statements or false information.

As part of her guilty plea, Rose was required to make restitution to the State of New York in the amount of $14,287.

As a consequence of her misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Standards Committee punished Rose by gifting her with a complimentary 3-month suspension of her law license.

As we speak (ca. June 2015), Rose practices with Merante & Merante Attorneys at Law at 2024 West Henrietta Road in Rochester, New York.