137 AD3d 1476

N.Y. App. Div. 3rd

2016

Matter of Anonymous

Appellate Division, Third Department

March 24, 2016

2016 NY Slip Op 02134 [137 AD3d 1476]

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. As corrected through Wednesday, April 27, 2016

In the Matter of Anonymous, an Applicant for Admission to the Bar.

Per Curiam. Applicant passed the New York State bar exam in July 2012. After a hearing, this Court‘s Committee on Character and Fitness issued a decision recommending disapproval of the application. Applicant now petitions for an order granting his application for admission to practice notwithstanding the Committee‘s decision (see Rules of App Div, 3d Dept [22 NYCRR] § 805.1 [m]).

Applicant was disbarred in New Jersey in 2006 for knowingly misappropriating escrow and client trust funds. The Committee commended his efforts at rehabilitation but nevertheless concluded that he does not possess the character and general fitness requisite for an attorney and counselor-at-law (see Judiciary Law § 90 [1] [a]).

We conclude that the Committee acted in accordance with the relevant Court rule (see Rules of App Div, 3d Dept [22 NYCRR] § 805.1) and made a reasonable decision based on the record.

McCarthy, J.P., Egan Jr., Lynch, Devine and Clark, JJ., concur. Ordered that the petition is denied.