In re Warde

Respondent was admitted in this Department on June 29, 1964. Criticism of the respondent by a Supreme Court Justice led to the filing of a complaint against the respondent by a Special Assistant Attorney-General of the office of the Special Prosecutor, with petitioner’s Committee on Grievances. The nature of the complaint pertains to alleged misrepresentations made by the respondent to the court on behalf of a client.

The record discloses that on May 17, 1974 respondent filed an affirmation in support of a motion for a default judgment, stating that the defendant had failed to appear or answer…