In re Haas

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1985. He resides in Texas.

In May 1997, this Court suspended respondent from practice pending his compliance with an order directing him to appear before petitioner to be examined under oath and produce records (Matter of Haas, 239 AD2d 658). After respondent applied for reinstatement in April 2003, petitioner filed the instant petition of charges. We denied the application for reinstatement in September 2003 (Matter of Haas, 308 AD2d 656).

Having granted petitioner’s motion for an order declaring that the petition of charges and respondent’s…