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Case aad dateiimeamuy (ary encima ee aie LF Westlaw. Page | 80 A.D.3d 168, 913 N.Y.S.2d 187, 2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 09090 (Cite as: 80 A.D.3d 168, 913 N.Y.S.2d 187) Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York. In the Matter of Catherine M. CONRAD, a suspended attomey: Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department, Petitioner, Catherine M. Conrad, Respondent. Dee. 9, 2010, Background: Departmental Disciplinary Committee instituted disciplinary proceedings against attomey. The Su- preme Court, Appellate Division, 48 A.D.3d 187, 846 N.Y.S.2d 912, suspended attorney from practice of law for failure to respond to requests made by Committee pursuant to its investigations of complaints made against her. Committee subsequently moved for order suspending attorney on ground that she suffered from disability by reason of physical or mental infirmity or illness. Attorney cross-moved for order converting her current suspension to med- ical suspension nunc pro tunc and order vacating suspension and reinstating her to practice of law. Holdings: The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, held that: (1) attorney's immediate reinstatement was not warranted, and (2) attorney was required to prove her fitness to be reinstated, Suspension ordered. West Headnotes [1] Attorney and Client 45 £61 45 Attorney and Client 451 The Office of Attorney 451(C) Discipline 45k61 k. Reinstatement, Most Cited Cases Immediate reinstatement of suspended attorney to practice of law was not warranted; alcohol dependence ren- dered attormey unfit to practice law, and attomey acknowledged during her deposition that her failure to cooperate and her underlying conduct was related to alcohol dependency. N.Y.Ct.Rules, §§ 603.16(c)(1). (f). [2] Attorney and Client 45 61 45 Attomey and Client 451 The Office of Attomey 451(C) Discipline 45k61 k. Reinstatement. Most Cited Cases Attormey who was suspended from practice of law due to her alcohol dependence was required to prove her fit- ness to be reinstated, and that burden could not be satisfied by attorney's own sel-assessment; rather, evaluation by © 2011 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov, Works. DOJ-OGR-00009444