In re Segarra

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court on January 14, 1982. He is employed as a deputy counsel for the Division of Parole in Albany.

By petition dated August 18, 1992, the Committee on Professional Standards accused respondent of five charges of professional misconduct. After a five-day hearing, the Referee sustained portions of the petition and dismissed other portions. Petitioner moves to confirm the report in part and to disaffirm in part.

Most of the charges stem from respondent’s relationship with one William J. Foley. Foley and respondent met in the late 1950s when respondent…