Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a [Bills] , 26 N.Y.S.3d 718 ( 2016 )

State of New York
Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Third Judicial Department
Decided and Entered: February 25, 2016 D-15-16
In the Matter of ATTORNEYS IN
VIOLATION OF JUDICIARY LAW
§ 468-a.
COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
STANDARDS, ON MOTION
Petitioner;
JENNIFER LEAH BILLS,
Respondent.
(Attorney Registration No. 4123279)
Calendar Date: October 26, 2015
Before: Lahtinen, J.P., Rose, Lynch and Devine, JJ.
Monica A. Duffy, Committee on Professional Standards,
Albany, for petitioner.
Jennifer Leah Bills, Raleigh, North Carolina, respondent
pro se.
Per Curiam.
Respondent, who was admitted to practice by this Court in
2003, was suspended by this Court's order dated January 30, 2014
for failure to comply with the attorney registration requirements
of Judiciary Law § 468-a (113 AD3d 1020 [2014]).
Respondent now requests reinstatement on the ground that
she 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
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to respondent's application.
Respondent's application is granted and she is ordered
reinstated, effective immediately.
Lahtinen, J.P., Rose, Lynch and Devine, 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.
ENTER:
Robert D. Mayberger
Clerk of the Court