In re Wong

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent Leo L. Wong was admitted to practice as an attorney in New York by the First Judicial Department on November 19, 2001, as Leo Lehon Wong. At the time respondent engaged in the misconduct at issue, he had not yet been admitted to practice as an attorney.

In August 2004, the Departmental Disciplinary Committee filed a petition, pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4), seeking an order finding respondent was convicted of a “serious crime.” The basis of the petition was respondent’s conviction, on March 11, 2004, in Criminal Court of the City of New York, upon his plea of…