In re Karwell

Respondent is a New Jersey attorney admitted to practice in New York by this Court in 1983.

Petitioner, the Committee on Professional Standards, moves for an order imposing reciprocal discipline upon respondent pursuant to section 806.19 of this Court’s rules (22 NYCRR 806.19) by reason of his recent suspension from the practice of law in New Jersey.

It appears from petitioner’s papers that by order dated March 9, 1993, the New Jersey Supreme Court suspended respondent from practice for a period of three months, effective April 12, 1993, for conduct adversely reflecting on his fitness to…