In re Auriemma

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court on February 21, 1984. He was admitted to practice in New Jersey in 1971.

Petitioner, the Committee on Professional Standards, moves for an order reciprocally disciplining respondent pursuant to section 806.19 of this Court’s rules (22 NYCRR 806.19) based upon his disbarment in New Jersey on February 18, 1997. Respondent has submitted an affidavit in mitigation.

Respondent consented to his permanent disbarment by the *568Supreme Court of New Jersey in an affidavit in which he conceded that he could not successfully defend himself against a charge…