In re Axtell

Respondent was admitted to practice as an attorney and counselor at law in- the State of New York, at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department, on March 15, 1910.

The petition charges that respondent has been guilty of misconduct as an attorney at law in that for many years he was engaged in the improper solicitation of retainers in personal injury cases, employing persons not members of the bar to solicit and procure retainers, and promising and giving valuable consideration for inducing persons injured to retain him; further, that…