| Matter of Brandes, Joel R. |
| Motion No: 1999-07006 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2014 NY Slip Op 68827(U) |
| Decided on April 8, 2014 |
| 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
M172308
E/ct
RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.
REINALDO E. RIVERA
PETER B. SKELOS
MARK C. DILLON
RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.
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1999-07006
In the Matter of Joel R. Brandes, a disbarred attorney. (Attorney Registration No. 1168483)
| DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION FOR REINSTATEMENT |
Motion by Joel R. Brandes for reinstatement to the Bar as an attorney and counselor-at-law. Mr. Brandes 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. By opinion and order of this Court dated April 18, 2002, Mr. Brandes was disbarred upon a finding that he was guilty of five charges of professional misconduct. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated October 16, 2002, Mr. Brandes's motion for reargument or for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals was denied. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated November 5, 2009, Mr. Brandes's first motion for reinstatement was denied. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated April 26, 2011, Mr. Brandes's second motion for reinstatement was held in abeyance and the matter was referred to the Committee on Character and Fitness to investigate and report on his current fitness to practice law. By decision and order on motion dated December 17, 2012, this Court, inter alia, denied Mr. Brandes's second motion for reinstatement. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated December 5, 2013, Mr. Brandes's motion for leave to file a motion for reinstatement as an attorney and counselor-at-law prior to the expiration of the one-year period pursuant to 22 NYCRR 691.11(e)(1) 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 Joel R. Brandes's current fitness to practice law, including, but not limited to, his future intentions with regard to the paralegal services portion of his internet business.
ENG, P.J., RIVERA, SKELOS, DILLON and BALKIN, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Aprilanne Agostino
Clerk of the Court