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

Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a (Chan) 2016 NY Slip Op 01384 Decided on February 25, 2016 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: February 25, 2016

[*1]In the Matter of ATTORNEYS IN VIOLATION OF JUDICIARY LAW § 468-a. COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, ON MOTION Petitioner;

and

BEARTLAND T. CHAN, Respondent. (Attorney Registration No. 2536712)

Calendar Date: December 28, 2015
Before: McCarthy, J.P., Egan Jr., Devine and Clark, JJ.

Monica A. Duffy, Committee on Professional Standards, Albany, for petitioner.

Beartland T. Chan, Summit, New Jersey, respondent pro se.

Per Curiam

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Respondent, who was admitted to practice by this Court in 1993, was suspended by this Court's order dated June 15, 2000 for failure to comply with the attorney registration requirements of Judiciary Law § 468-a (273 AD2d 600 [2000]).

Respondent now requests reinstatement on the ground that respondent has complied with the attorney registration requirements of Judiciary Law § 468-a and the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts (see 22 NYCRR part 118). Petitioner

does not object to respondent's application.

Respondent's application is granted and respondent is ordered reinstated, effective immediately.

McCarthy, J.P., Egan Jr., Devine and Clark, JJ., concur.

ORDERED that respondent's application is granted; and it is further

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