Opinion
PM–78–23
03-30-2023
In the MATTER OF ATTORNEYS IN VIOLATION OF JUDICIARY LAW § 468-A. Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Petitioner; v. Usanne Wanjiru Kihumba-Watts, Respondent. (Attorney Registration No. 5377080)
Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Albany, for Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department. Susanne Wanjiru Kihumba–Watts, Kennesaw, Georgia, respondent pro se.
Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Albany, for Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department.
Susanne Wanjiru Kihumba–Watts, Kennesaw, Georgia, respondent pro se.
DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION
Motion by respondent for an order reinstating her to the practice of law following her suspension by September 2022 order of this Court ( Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law §468–a , 208 A.D.3d 1421, 1433, 173 N.Y.S.3d 697 [3d Dept. 2022] ; 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 and affidavit with exhibits sworn to December 9, 2022, and the January 5, 2023 responsive correspondence from the Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, 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 [Andison] , 211 A.D.3d 1307, 1308, 179 N.Y.S.3d 498 [3d Dept. 2022] ), it is
Garry, P.J., Lynch, Aarons, Reynolds Fitzgerald and Fisher, JJ., concur.
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.