In re Krzys

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1977. He maintains an office for the practice of law in the City of Amsterdam, Montgomery County. By petition dated May 19, 2016, petitioner set forth a single charge of professional misconduct alleging that respondent’s representation of a matrimonial client violated, among other things, several of the Rules of Professional Conduct. The petition alleges, among other things, that respondent — while representing the husband in a divorce action — improperly endorsed a check and distributed marital property to his client in contravention of…