In re Carter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Disciplinary proceedings against an attorney instituted by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, P. J.:
The respondent was admitted to the bar in this State in 1907. In 1913 he went to Pennsylvania, where he has since resided and been admitted to practice on the basis of his membership in the New York bar. The gravamen of the charges contained in the petition is that the respondent, while practicing in this State, failed to obey an order of the Supreme Court entered in summary proceedings instituted against him by his clients, the Misses Louise and Amelia Peters, to compel the payment of moneys withheld under unconscionable agreements of retainer, and left the jurisdiction so that…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Matter of Papa v. . RiniNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Papa v. RiniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re DickSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933