In re Danoff

Respondent, aged 39, was admitted to practice in the Second Judicial Department on October 18, 1961. He is charged with serious professional misconduct in that he falsely submitted identical claims for personal injuries arising out of two separate automobile accidents to two different insurance carriers in order to defraud them; that he submitted false medical bills; that he received a "kickback” from a doctor to whom medical payments were made; and, that' he submitted a false loss of earnings claim on behalf of a client. The clients involved were members of respondent’s family and the claims…