| Matter of Crowe; Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial |
| Motion No: 2002-06227 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2006 NYSlipOp 71133(U) |
| Decided on June 27, 2006 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion Decision |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports. |
Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department
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A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.
ANITA R. FLORIO
HOWARD MILLER
ROBERT W. SCHMIDT
DANIEL F. LUCIANO, JJ.
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2002-06227
In the Matter of Richard H. Crowe, Jr., admitted as Richard Henderson Crowe, Jr., a suspended attorney. (Attorney Registration No. 3909686)
| DECISION & ORDER ON APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT |
Motion by the respondent, Richard H. Crowe, Jr., for reinstatement as an attorney and counselor-at-law. The respondent was admitted to the Bar at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on March 19, 1969, under the name Richard Henderson Crowe, Jr. By decision and order of this court dated October 18, 2002, the respondent was suspended from the practice of law, pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90(4)(f), upon his conviction of a serious crime, the Grievance Committee was authorized to institute and prosecute a disciplinary proceeding against him, and the issues raised were referred to Margaret H. Tyre, Esq., as Special Referee to hear and report. By opinion and order of this court dated January 20, 2004, the findings of the Special Referee sustaining four charges of professional misconduct against the respondent were confirmed, and he was suspended from the practice of law for an additional period of one year. By decision and order on motion of this court dated February 2, 2005, the respondent 's motion for reinstatement was held in abeyance and the matter was referred to the Committee on Character and Fitness to investigate and report with respect to the respondent's current fitness to be an attorney, including but not limited to his failure to timely file an affidavit of compliance with the court.
Upon the report of the Committee on Character and Fitness and the exhibits annexed thereto, it is
ORDERED that the motion is granted; and it is further,
ORDERED that, effective immediately, the respondent is reinstated as an attorney and counselor-at-law and the Clerk of the Court is directed to restore the name of the respondent Richard H. Crowe, Jr., admitted as Richard Henderson Crowe, Jr., to the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law.
PRUDENTI, P.J., FLORIO, MILLER, SCHMIDT and LUCIANO, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
James Edward Pelzer
Clerk of the Court