| Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law \s\t468-a (Smith) |
| 2012 NY Slip Op 06179 [98 AD3d 1165] |
| September 13, 2012 |
| Appellate Division, Third Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| In the Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a. Committee on Professional Standards, Petitioner; Erik Antonio de Bulhoes Smith, Respondent. |
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Erik Antonio de Bulhoes Smith, Sa Paulo, Brazil, respondent pro se.
Per Curiam. Respondent, who was admitted to practice by this Court in 1995, was suspended by this Court's order dated June 15, 2000 for failure to comply with the attorney registration requirements of Judiciary Law § 468-a (273 AD2d 600 [2000]).
Respondent now requests reinstatement on the ground that he has complied with the attorney registration requirements of Judiciary Law § 468-a and the rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts (see 22 NYCRR part 118). Petitioner does not object to respondent's application.
Respondent's application is granted and he is ordered reinstated, effective immediately.
Peters, P.J., Mercure, Rose, Lahtinen and Spain, JJ., concur. Ordered that respondent's application is granted; and it is further ordered that respondent is reinstated as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of New York, effective immediately.