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Disposition	Denial of petition for reinstatement or restoration
Effective Date of Disposition	09/23/2021
End Date of Disposition	Not Applicable
Definition of Disposition	A reinstatement or restoration petition may be disallowed in one of three ways. A petitioner may withdraw the petition. The Court may deny or dismiss the petition. A reinstatement petition is the readmission procedure for a lawyer who is disbarred, disbarred on consent, or a suspended until further order of the Court. A restoration petition is the readmission procedure for a lawyer who has been transferred to disability inactive status.

Disposition	Dismissal of petition for reinstatement, restoration or disability
Effective Date of Disposition	03/12/2015
End Date of Disposition	Not Applicable
Definition of Disposition	A reinstatement or restoration petition may be disallowed in one of three ways. A petitioner may withdraw the petition. The Court may deny or dismiss the petition. A reinstatement petition is the readmission procedure for a lawyer who is disbarred, disbarred on consent, or a suspended until further order of the Court. A restoration petition is the readmission procedure for a lawyer who has been transferred to disability inactive status.

Disposition	Disbarment On Consent
Effective Date of Disposition	09/17/2008
End Date of Disposition	No disposition end date scheduled at this time. Discipline continues until further order of the Court.
Definition of Disposition	Disbarment on consent is imposed by the Supreme Court based upon the lawyer's filing of a motion to strike his or her name from the roll of attorneys in face of disciplinary charges that are set forth in the Administrator's Statement of Charges. The disbarred lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the disbarment on consent and may not return to the practice of law unless and until the lawyer has demonstrated his or her rehabilitation, good character, and current knowledge of the law in a subsequent reinstatement case, which may not be filed until three years after the effective date of the disbarment on consent.
Case Summary	Mr. Magafas, who was licensed to practice in 1994, was disbarred upon consent. He misappropriated approximately $13,000 in real estate escrow funds and neglected a medical malpractice matter.

Disposition	Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition	09/25/2000
End Date of Disposition	10/25/2000
Definition of Disposition	Suspension for a specified period reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct and that the misconduct warrants an interruption of the lawyer's authority to practice law during the suspension period, which is a fixed period of time identified in the Supreme Court's order. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.