25 A.D.2d 255 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1966
Respondent, an attorney admitted to practice on September 29, 1950, in the Second Judicial Department, is charged with serious professional misconduct, including the misapplication and conversion of funds of clients and third persons deposited with him in escrow.
The charges, which were alleged and established, include the following: (Charge 1) He received as escrow agent the sum of
The charges embracing the foregoing were sustained by the Referee. In addition, the Referee has sustained a charge that the respondent, in violation of a retainer agreement, unreasonably neglected to process a negligence action to recover property damages and has failed to respond to communications from his client with regard to the claim. Finally, the Referee has sustained charges that the respondent has unreasonably failed to co-operate with the petitioner, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, during the investigation of the charges against him, and with the Referee in these proceedings, including an unreasonable failure to appear at scheduled hearings and to furnish written data as promised.
The Referee’s report is in all respects confirmed.
The respondent clearly lacks the character and fitness requisite for an attorney and counselor at law. In view of the gravity of his misconduct, he should be disbarred.
Respondent disbarred.