Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a (Walsh)
2020 NY Slip Op 00666 [179 AD3d 1437]
January 30, 2020
Appellate Division, Third Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, March 11, 2020


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 In the Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a. Tara Katelyn Walsh, Respondent. (Attorney Registration No. 4973871.)

Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Albany, for Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department.

Tara Katelyn Walsh, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, respondent pro se.

Motion by respondent for an order reinstating her to the practice of law following her suspension by May 2019 order of this Court (Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a, 172 AD3d 1706 [2019]; see Rules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.16; Rules of App Div, 3d Dept [22 NYCRR] § 806.16).

Upon reading respondent's notice of motion, affidavit with exhibits sworn to October 31, 2019, supplemental affidavit with exhibits sworn to January 10, 2020, and the responsive correspondence from the Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department dated December 6, 2019, and having determined, by clear and convincing evidence, that (1) respondent has complied with the order of suspension and the Rules of this Court, (2) respondent has the requisite character and fitness to practice law, and (3) it would be in the public interest to reinstate respondent to the practice of law (see Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a [Stonner], 175 AD3d 799 [2019]; Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a [Dorsett], 174 AD3d 1219 [2019]), it is ordered that respondent's motion for reinstatement is granted; and it is further ordered that respondent is reinstated as an attorney and counselor-at-law, effectively immediately.

Garry, P.J., Egan Jr., Aarons, Pritzker and Colangelo, JJ., concur.