In re Smith

*209OPINION OF THE COURT

Petitioner, Departmental Disciplinary Committee (DDC) for the First Judicial Department, moves for an order, pursuant to Rules Governing the Conduct of Attorneys in the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department § 603.4 (d) (22 NYCRR), confirming a report of a Hearing Panel (Panel), which includes findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation that respondent Robert G. Smith, who was admitted as Robert Gary Smith (respondent), be suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months. In response to DDC’s motion, respondent, pro se, cross-moves, in…