Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

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ALAN D. SCHEINKMAN, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

MARK C. DILLON

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, JJ.

2016-03859 In the Matter of Mark A. Bonilla, a suspended attorney. (Attorney Registration No. 2650067)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION FOR REINSTATEMENT

Motion by Mark A. Bonilla for reinstatement to the Bar as an attorney and counselor-at-law. Mr. Bonilla was admitted to the Bar at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on March 1, 1995. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated August 12, 2016, Mr. Bonilla was immediately suspended from the practice of law based on his conviction of a serious crime, the Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District was authorized to institute and prosecute a disciplinary proceeding against Mr. Bonilla, and the issues raised were referred to the Honorable Patrick A. Sweeney, as Special Referee, to hear and report. By opinion and order of this Court dated August 30, 2017, Mr. Bonilla was suspended from the practice of law for a period of two years, effective immediately, with credit for the time elapsed under the decision and order of this Court dated August, 12, 2016.

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 Mark A. Bonilla's character and fitness to practice law.

SCHEINKMAN, P.J., MASTRO, DILLON, CHAMBERS and LEVENTHAL, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court