In re Hunter

Respondent was admitted in the Second Department in 1955. In 1970, he undertook to represent the estate of his father-in-law who had died intestate. Respondent has usually been an employee, either working for other lawyers as a trial attorney, or conducting examinations before trial for insurance carriers. He has little or no experience in office management and none in Surrogate’s Court work.

He neglected to institute appropriate intestacy proceedings and failed to co-operate completely with the Committee on Grievances. The Referee, Hon. Gustave G. Rosenberg, found, however, that two other…