In re Lazarus

OPINION OF THE COURT

On October 24, 1997, the respondent pleaded guilty to the crime of grand larceny in the fourth degree, a class E felony, in violation of Penal Law § 155.30, in the County Court, Suffolk County, before the Honorable John V. Vaughn.

*6Pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4), the respondent ceased to be an attorney and counselor-at-law upon his conviction of a felony.

Accordingly, the petitioner’s motion is granted. The respondent is disbarred, and his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law, effective immediately.

Mangano, P. J., Rosenblatt, Miller and…