Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Ronald Cohen, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, Herbert O. Wallenstein Joseph F. Wagner of counsel), for Michael Kolb John D. Gorman for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of KATHERINE KIRSCHNER, Respondent, v. STEPHEN BERGER, as Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Ser Judgment affirmed, with costs, on the memorandum at the Appellate Division ( 51 A.D.2d 549). Concur: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE.