IN RE: RICHARD J. KWASNY, Respondent.
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Notice: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Atlantic and Maryland Reporters. Users are requested to notify the Clerk of the Court of any formal errors so that corrections may be made before the bound volumes go to press. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS 5/12/16 No. 16-BG-181 IN RE: RICHARD J. KWASNY, Respondent. Bar Registration No. 370779 BEFORE: Judges. DDN: 353-15 Blackburne-Rigsby, Associate Judge, and Farrell and Nebeker, Senior ORDER (FILED - May 12, 2016) On consideration of the certified order suspending respondent from the practice of law in the state of Pennsylvania for five years, this court’s March 16, 2106, order directing respondent to show cause why the functionally-equivalent reciprocal discipline of a five-year suspension with a fitness requirement should not be imposed, the statement of Disciplinary Counsel regarding reciprocal discipline, and it appearing that respondent has failed to file a response to the court order or an affidavit as required by D.C. Bar R. XI, §14 (g), it is ORDERED that Richard J. Kwasny is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for a period of five years. Reinstatement is contingent upon a showing of fitness. See In re Sibley, 990 A.2d 483 (D.C. 2010), and In re Fuller, 930 A.2d 194, 198 (D.C. 2007) (rebuttable presumption of identical reciprocal discipline applies to all cases in which the respondent does not participate). It is FURTHER ORDERED that for purposes of reinstatement respondent’s period of disbarment will not begin to run until such time as he files an affidavit that fully complies with the requirements of D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14 (g). PER CURIAM
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