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In re Kuss

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department
Jul 20, 2021
No. 2021-69138 (N.Y. App. Div. Jul. 20, 2021)

Opinion

2021-69138 Motion 2021-03675

07-20-2021

In the Matter of Rudolf Louis Kuss, Jr., an attorney and counselor-at-law. Attorney Registration No. 1702323


Unpublished Opinion

MOTION DECISION

HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J., WILLIAM F. MASTRO, REINALDO E. RIVERA, MARK C. DILLON, CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION

Rudolf Louis Kuss, Jr., has submitted an affidavit dated May 17, 2021, wherein he voluntarily resigns from the New York State Bar. Mr. Kuss was admitted to the Bar in the State of New York at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on January 21, 1981. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against him. Mr. Kuss presently resides in Connecticut, does not practice law in New York, and, under these circumstances, does not wish to pay the biennial registration fee.

Upon the papers submitted in support of the resignation, it is

ORDERED that the voluntary resignation of Rudolf Louis Kuss, Jr., is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further, ORDERED that the name of Rudolf Louis Kuss, Jr., is removed from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law in the State of New York, without prejudice to an application for reinstatement; and it is further, ORDERED that pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90, effective immediately, Rudolf Louis Kuss, Jr., is commanded to desist and refrain from (1) practicing law in any form, either as principal or as agent, clerk, or employee of another in the State of New York, (2) appearing as an attorney or counselor-at-law before any court, Judge, Justice, board, commission, or other public authority in this State, (3) giving to another an opinion as to the law or its application or any advice in relation thereto in this State, and (4) holding himself out in any way as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of New York; and it is further, ORDERED that if Rudolf Louis Kuss, Jr., has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency.

LASALLE, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, DILLON and CHAMBERS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

In re Kuss

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department
Jul 20, 2021
No. 2021-69138 (N.Y. App. Div. Jul. 20, 2021)
Case details for

In re Kuss

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of Rudolf Louis Kuss, Jr., an attorney and counselor-at-law…

Court:Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department

Date published: Jul 20, 2021

Citations

No. 2021-69138 (N.Y. App. Div. Jul. 20, 2021)