In re Convert

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1985. He maintained his office in New Jersey, where he was admitted to practice in 1969.

Effective February 23, 2001, the Supreme Court of New Jersey suspended respondent from practice for a period of six months and until further order of that Court. The suspension was based upon respondent’s prior conviction in April 1998 of a Federal misdemeanor for promising employment or other benefits to local government officials in New Jersey as consideration for political activity, specifically obtaining a zoning variance on behalf of respondent’s…