The Matter of Donald William Leo

OPINION OF THE COURT

Donald William Leo was admitted to the New York bar in 1967. He tendered his resignation as an attorney in January 2004 in the midst of a disciplinary investigation into alleged escrow violations. In connection with his resignation, Leo acknowledged that he “failed to properly preserve the amount *363of funds which should have been on deposit in his escrow account” and that he would be unable to “successfully defend himself on the merits” of any related disciplinary charges (Matter of Leo, 9 AD3d 218, 219 [2d Dept 2004]).

After tendering his resignation, Leo sold his law…