Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a (Advani) ( 2022 )

Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a (Advani) (2022 NY Slip Op 02853)

Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a (Advani)

2022 NY Slip Op 02853

Decided on April 28, 2022

Appellate Division, Third Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided and Entered:April 28, 2022

PM-92-22

[*1]In the Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a. Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Petitioner; Anil Advani, Respondent. (Attorney Registration No. 2993301.)

Calendar Date:April 11, 2022
Before:Lynch, J.P., Clark, Reynolds Fitzgerald, Colangelo and Ceresia, JJ.

Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Albany, for Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department.

Shehan Legal, PLLC, New York City (Kevin J. Shehan of counsel), for respondent.

Motion by respondent for an order reinstating him to the practice of law following his suspension by October 2021 order of this Court (Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a, 198 AD3d 1068, 1070 [2021]; see Rules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.16; Rules of App Div, 3d Dept [22 NYCRR] § 806.16).

Upon reading respondent's notice of motion, the affirmation with exhibits of counsel and affidavit sworn to by respondent on February 21, 2022, and upon reading the April 6, 2022 responsive correspondence from the Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, and having determined, by clear and convincing evidence, that (1) respondent has complied with the order of suspension and the Rules of this Court, (2) respondent has the requisite character and fitness to practice law, and (3) it would be in the public interest to reinstate respondent to the practice of law (see Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a [Nenninger], 180 AD3d 1317, 1317-1318 [2020]), it is

ORDERED that respondent's motion for reinstatement is granted; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent is reinstated as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of New York, effectively immediately.

Lynch, J.P., Clark, Reynolds Fitzgerald, Colangelo and

Ceresia, JJ., concur.