In re Jagiela

*105OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent, John S. Jagiela, was admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York by the First Judicial Department on July 8, 1976. He was also admitted to practice as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of Minnesota on September 26, 1975.

In or about April 1993, the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility in Minnesota charged respondent with professional misconduct in a petition filed in the Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Following a four-day evidentiary hearing, a Referee found that respondent committed professional misconduct and recommended a…