| Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a (Naito) |
| 2025 NY Slip Op 00263 [234 AD3d 1178] |
| January 16, 2025 |
| 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, Now Known as Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Petitioner; Hidefumi Naito, Respondent. (Attorney Registration No. 2818292.) |
Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Albany (Alison M. Coan of counsel), for petitioner.
Williams & Connolly, LLP, Washington, DC (William D. Ferraro of counsel), for respondent.
Motion by respondent for an order reinstating them to the practice of law following their suspension by September 2009 order of this Court (Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a, 65 AD3d 1447, 1469 [3d Dept 2009]; see Rules for Atty Disciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.16; Rules of App Div, 3d Dept [22 NYCRR] § 806.16).
Upon reading respondent's notice of motion and affidavit with exhibits sworn to October 30, 2024, and the December 2, 2024 responsive correspondence from petitioner, and having determined, by clear and convincing evidence, that (1) respondent has satisfied the requirements of Rules of the Appellate Division, Third Department (22 NYCRR) § 806.16 (c) (5), (2) respondent has complied with the order of suspension and the rules of this Court, (3) respondent has the requisite character and fitness to practice law, and (4) it would be in the public interest to reinstate respondent to the practice of law (see Rules for Atty Disciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.16 [a]), 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, effective immediately.
Pritzker, J.P., Lynch, Fisher, McShan and Mackey, JJ., concur.