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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
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