In re Reich

Respondent was admitted to practice by the Appellate Division, Second Department, in 1975. He maintained an office for the practice of law in Queens County.

In August 2005, respondent was convicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, after a jury trial, of obstruction of justice (see 18 USC § 1512 [c] [2]), making false statements to federal law enforcement officials (see 18 USC § 1001 [a] [2]), and forging a federal judge’s signature (see 18 USC § 505), all of which are federal felonies. It appears from the indictment that respondent forged a court order…