| Matter of Dorfman; Grievance Committee for the Tenth |
| Motion No: 1999-00115 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2008 NYSlipOp 62675(U) |
| Decided on February 1, 2008 |
| 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.
STEPHEN G. CRANE
WILLIAM F. MASTRO
REINALDO E. RIVERA
DAVID S. RITTER, JJ.
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1999-00115 In the Matter of Alvin Dorfman, a disbarred attorney. (Attorney Registration No. 1418037)
| DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION FOR REINSTATEMENT |
Motion by the respondent 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 June 18, 1958. By decision and order on motion of this court dated March 4, 1999, he was suspended from the practice of law pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90(4)(f) as a result of his conviction of serious crime, his motion to set aside the automatic suspension was denied, a temporary stay was vacated, the Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District was authorized to institute and prosecute a disciplinary proceeding against him, and the issues raised in the proceeding were referred to Alfred Besunder, Esq., as Special Referee to hear and report. By opinion and order of this court dated February 28, 2000, the respondent was disbarred, effective immediately. By decision and order on motion of this court dated December 30, 2003, the respondent 's motion for reconsideration of the opinion and order dated February 28, 2000, and, upon reconsideration, reducing the sanction imposed to the time that he had already been suspended from the practice of law, and reinstating him to the practice of law, was denied.
Upon the papers submitted in support of the motion and the papers submitted in response thereto, it is
ORDERED that the motion is held in abeyance and the matter is referred to the Committee on Character and Fitness to investigate and report on the respondent's current fitness to be an attorney, including but not limited to, the status of any open legal cases or fee disputes and the source of the income reported on his tax returns.
PRUDENTI, P.J., CRANE, MASTRO, RIVERA and RITTER, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
James Edward Pelzer
Clerk of the Court