In re Balis

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent George S. Balis was admitted to the practice of *67law in New York by the First Judicial Department on March 1, 1976, as George Steven Balis. Respondent currently maintains his law practice in Yonkers, New York.

On August 9, 2005, respondent was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Lynch, J.), after a jury trial, of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and/or wire fraud (15 USC § 77q [a]; § 77x; 18 USC §§ 371, 1343), securities fraud (15 USC § 77q [a]; § 77x; 18 USC § 2), and wire fraud (18 USC §§ 1343, 2), all…