Opinion
PM–104–19
08-08-2019
In the MATTER OF Jeffrey T. CANALE, Now Known as Jeffrey Thomas Lacroix, an Attorney. Committee on Professional Standards, Now Known as Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Petitioner; v. Jeffrey T. Canale, Now Known as Jeffrey Thomas Lacroix, Respondent. (Attorney Registration No. 1896992)
Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Albany (Anna E. Remet of counsel), for Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department. Gregory V. Canale, Queensbury, for respondent.
Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Albany (Anna E. Remet of counsel), for Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department.
Gregory V. Canale, Queensbury, for respondent.
Before: Lynch, J.P., Mulvey, Aarons and Rumsey, JJ.
DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION
Motion by respondent to modify the conditions of this Court's June 28, 2018 order reinstating him to the practice of law to allow him to follow a specific course of treatment pursuant to his physician's advice to manage pain brought about by a diagnosed medical condition (see 162 A.D.3d 1455, 79 N.Y.S.3d 394 [2018] ).
Upon review of the papers filed in support of the motion, and the correspondence filed by the Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department in response, it is
ORDERED that respondent's motion is granted; and it is further
ORDERED that condition (1) of the second decretal paragraph in our June 28, 2018 order reinstating respondent to the practice of law is hereby modified to state that "respondent shall maintain his sobriety; respondent is permitted to engage in any course of medical treatment under the supervision of a licensed physician, in conformance with the laws of his home jurisdiction and with the approval of Florida Lawyer's Assistance, Inc. concerning his continuing participation in his current attorney monitoring program, and his engagement in such treatment shall not violate this condition."
Lynch, J.P., Mulvey, Aarons and Rumsey, JJ., concur.