In re Harris

OPINION OF THE COURT

The Departmental Disciplinary Committee (DDC) seeks an order confirming a Referee’s report and suspending respondent for two years. Respondent cross-moves to disaffirm those portions of the report which sustained the charges against him, to confirm that portion of the report which dismissed charge II, and to modify the sanctions recommended.

Respondent was admitted to practice in the Second Department on March 28, 1958, and has maintained an office for the practice of law within the First Department.

On August 19, 1986 he was served with a copy of the notice of statement of…