In re Burns

Respondent was admitted to the Bar by this court on February 6,1958. In this proceeding to discipline him for professional conduct, he is charged with the following: conversion of $13,850 from an estate while serving as its executor and attorney; failure to comply with the Chemung County Surrogate’s requests to file a report as to the estate’s status and failure to honor promises made to the Surrogate concerning completion of the estate; neglect in the administration of the estate; payment of attorney’s fees and executor’s commissions from the estate without the prior approval of the…