Matter of Hamel

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent William R. Hamel was admitted to the practicó of law in the State of New York by the Second Judicial Department on March 27, 1991, under the name William Raymond Hamel. At all times relevant herein, he has maintained an office for the practice of law within the First Judicial Department.

On March 28, 2013, in Supreme Court, Bronx County, respondent was convicted, upon his plea of guilty, to the reduced charge of criminal facilitation in the fourth degree, a class A misdemeanor, in violation of Penal Law § 115.00 (1), and was sentenced to a one-year conditional…