In re Pinto

OPINION OF THE COURT

The respondent, a Peruvian attorney, was licensed as a Legal Consultant by this court on December 23, 1981. A Legal *158Consultant is licensed to give advice on the law of the country where he is admitted as an attorney.

In this proceeding, the Special Referee sustained the charge of professional misconduct against the respondent. The charge alleged that the respondent exceeded the scope of his practice as a Legal Consultant by holding himself out as an attorney in the State of New York and by failing to use his authorized title of Legal Consultant, in violation of 22 NYCRR…