In re Hawes

The respondent has been charged by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York with a number of acts of pro*645fessional misconduct, as to a majority of which charges the official referee has reported that in his opinion they have been sustained. A careful examination of the evidence and exhibits has convinced us that no other conclusion could have been arrived at.

The first two charges may be conveniently considered together. They relate to a false affidavit made by the respondent as to the service of a citation issued out of the Surrogate’s Court, and false testimony given before that…