In re Joseph Costello

• Court: District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• Decided: July 30, 2020
• Docket: 20-BG-132
• Status: Published

Opinion

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No. 20-BG-132

IN RE JOSEPH R. COSTELLO 2019 DDN 169 An Administratively Suspended Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Bar Registration No. 465007

BEFORE: Glickman and Thompson, Associate Judges, and Washington, Senior Judge.

ORDER (FILED – July 30, 2020)

On consideration of the certified order from the state of New York suspending respondent from the practice of law in that jurisdiction for a period of six months and until further order of the court; this court’s February 28, 2020, order directing him to show cause why the equivalent reciprocal discipline of a six-month suspension with fitness should not be imposed; no response having been filed; the statement of Disciplinary Counsel; and it appearing that respondent filed his D.C. Bar R. XI, §14(g) affidavit on June 2, 2020, it is

ORDERED that Joseph R. Costello is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for a period of six months nunc pro tunc to June 2, 2020, with reinstatement contingent on a showing of fitness.

PER CURIAM