Case Name: In the Matter of Karen Silverstein, a Disbarred Attorney, Respondent. Committee on Professional Standards, Petitioner
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-02-24
Citations: 81 A.D.3d 1244
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Karen Silverstein, a Disbarred Attorney, Respondent. Committee on Professional Standards, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 81
Pages: 1244–1244

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Karen Silverstein, a Disbarred Attorney, Respondent. Committee on Professional Standards, Petitioner.
[916 NYS2d 856]

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1983. She maintained an office for the practice of law in the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County.
By order dated September 25, 2003, respondent's resignation was accepted and she was disbarred (Matter of Silverstein, 308 AD2d 678 [2003]). She now applies for reinstatement. Petitioner does not oppose the application.
Our examination of the papers submitted on the application indicates that respondent has substantially complied with the provisions of the order of disbarment and with this Court's rules regarding the conduct of disbarred attorneys (see 22 NYCRR 806.9). We are also satisfied that respondent has complied with the requirements of this Court's rule regarding reinstatement (see 22 NYCRR 806.12 [b]) and that she possesses the character and general fitness to resume the practice of law.
Accordingly, the application is granted and respondent is reinstated to the practice of law, effective immediately.
Mercure, J.P., Peters, Rose and Lahtinen, 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.