| Matter of Kramer; Grievance Committee for the Tenth |
| Motion No: 1999-01961 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2011 NY Slip Op 60431(U) |
| Decided on January 6, 2011 |
| 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
M113698
E/ct
WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P.
REINALDO E. RIVERA
PETER B. SKELOS
MARK C. DILLON
JOSEPH COVELLO, JJ.
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1999-01961
In the Matter of Peter Kramer, admitted as Peter Lawrence Kramer, a disbarred attorney. (Attorney Registration No. 1110667)
| 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 Second Judicial Department on January 17, 1979, under the name Peter Lawrence Kramer. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated May 27, 1999, the respondent was immediately suspended from the practice of law pending further order of the Court as a result of his conviction of a serious crime. By opinion and order of this Court dated September 18, 2000, the respondent was disbarred based on his conviction, after a trial, of two counts of racketeering conspiracy, a federal felony, in violation of 18 USC § 1962, for which he was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated January 16, 2008, 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 on the respondent's current fitness to be an attorney, including but not limited to, the steps taken by the respondent to comply with 22 NYCRR 691.10, the dates of his imprisonment and the date of his release from prison, the disposition of any open legal cases brought against the respondent 's former law firm, and the nature of the respondent's wife's legal business. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated July 2, 2009, the respondent's first motion for reinstatement was denied.
Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation 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 fitness to practice law, on matters including but not limited to, the nature of the underlying professional misconduct that resulted in his felony convictions and the respondent's remorse for his actions.
MASTRO, J.P., RIVERA, SKELOS, DILLON and COVELLO, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Matthew G. Kiernan
Clerk of the Court