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Date Created: 2023-06-01 16:09:49.686079+00
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Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a (Lee) (2023 NY Slip Op 02931)

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

2023 NY Slip Op 02931

Decided on June 1, 2023

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:June 1, 2023

PM-115-23
[*1]In the Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a. Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Petitioner; Jung Sun Lee, Respondent. (Attorney Registration No. 5301718.)

Calendar Date:March 20, 2023

Before:Garry, P.J., Clark, Pritzker, Ceresia and McShan, JJ., concur.

Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Albany, for Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department.
Jung Sun Lee, Seoul, South Korea, respondent pro se.

Motion by respondent for an order reinstating her to the practice of law following her suspension by October 2021 order of this Court (Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a, 198 AD3d 1068, 1080 [3d Dept 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 and affidavit sworn to January 31, 2023 with exhibits and the March 16, 2023 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 [Lefkowitz], 213 AD3d 1072, 1074-1075 [3d Dept 2023]), 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, effective immediately.
Garry, P.J., Clark, Pritzker, Ceresia and McShan, JJ., concur.