In re Rudrakumaran

*108OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran was admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York by the First Judicial Department on July 12, 1993. At all times relevant to this proceeding, he maintained an office for the practice of law within the First Department.

By order dated February 15, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit publicly reprimanded respondent for misconduct committed in connection with immigration matters (In re Rudrakumaran, 516 Fed Appx 9 [2d Cir 2013]). The reprimand was based on findings of the Second Circuit’s Committee on…