In the Matter of ATTORNEYSIN VIOLATION OF JUDICIARYLAW § 468-a.COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONALSTANDARDS, Now Known asATTORNEY GRIEVANCECOMMITTEE FOR THE THIRD MEMORANDUM AND ORDERJUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, ON MOTIONPetitioner;JULIE ANN ETTELSON, Now Knownas JULIE A. LACZKOWSKI,Respondent.(Attorney Registration No. 2547594)___________________________________Calendar Date: April 30, 2018Before: Garry, P.J., McCarthy, Clark, Mulvey and Pritzker JJ.__________Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the ThirdJudicial Department, Albany, for petitioner.Julie A. Laczkowski, Clarence, respondent pro se.__________Per Curiam.Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1993and lists a business address in the Town of Clarence, Erie Countywith the Office of Court Administration. By September 2009order, this Court suspended respondent from the practice of lawin New York for conduct prejudicial to the administration ofjustice arising from her noncompliance with the attorneyregistration requirements of Judiciary Law § 468-a and Rules ofthe Chief Administrator of the Courts (22 NYCRR) § 118.1 (65 AD3d1447, 1456 [2009]; see Judiciary Law § 468-a [5]; Rules ofProfessional Conduct [22 NYCRR 1200.0] rule 8.4 [d]). Respondentnow moves, by application marked returnable April 30, 2018, forher reinstatement in New York (see Rules for AttorneyDisciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.16 [a]; Rules of App Div,3d Dept [22 NYCRR] § 806.16 [a]). Petitioner, by correspondenceof its Chief Attorney dated April 26, 2018, provides the findingsfrom its review of respondent’s application, and otherwise defersto this Court’s discretion regarding respondent’s reinstatement.A reinstatement applicant must apply by form affidavit asprescribed in Rules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters (22 NYCRR)part 1240 and provide certain required documentation in supportof his or her application (see Rules for Attorney DisciplinaryMatters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.16 [b]; part 1240, appendix C). Here,respondent submits a properly completed and duly sworn affidavit(see Rules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.16[b]; compare Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law §468-a [Hughes-Hardaway], 152 AD3d 951, 952 [2017]), and alsoprovides proof that, within one year of filing her applicationfor reinstatement, she successfully completed the MultistateProfessional Responsibility Examination, as is required for allattorneys who have been suspended for more than six months (seeMatter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a[Alimanova], 156 AD3d 1223, 1224 [2017]; Rules for AttorneyDisciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.16 [b]). Further, Officeof Court Administration records demonstrate that respondent iscurrent in her registration requirements and has cured thedelinquency that resulted in her suspension.Respondent’s application also establishes, by clear andconvincing evidence, that she possesses the requisite characterand fitness to return to the practice of law in New York (seeMatter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a[Squires], 153 AD3d 1511, 1513 [2017]; Rules for AttorneyDisciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.16 [b]). Respondentattests to having no criminal record or other disciplinaryhistory during the time of her suspension (see Rules for AttorneyDisciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] part 1240, appendix C,
