In re the Richmond County Bar Ass'n in Respect of Farrell

Respondent was admitted to the bar in 1927. Two charges were preferred against him by the Bar Association of Richmond County. The official referee has found respondent guilty of both charges and recommends that he be disbarred.

*2The first charge against respondent is that in July, 1933, he was retained by one Anna Lake to form a corporation, and for that purpose received eighty-five dollars and fifty cents for his fees and disbursements, including the Secretary of State’s fees; that, although respondent led Mrs. Lake to believe that he was proceeding to organize the corporation, he neglected to…