In re Mordkofsky

Respondent was admitted to practice by the Appellate Division, First Department, in 1955. He maintains an office for the practice of law in Loch Sheldrake, Sullivan County.

By petition dated November 27, 1995, the Committee on Professional Standards lodged five charges of professional misconduct against respondent. After a hearing in February and March 1996, the Referee sustained the charges. Petitioner moves to confirm the Referee’s report; respondent moves to dis-affirm it.

We grant petitioner’s motion, deny respondent’s, and find respondent guilty of the professional misconduct set forth in…