In re Stanch

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent Linda J. Stanch was admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York by the First Judicial Department on January 17, 1983, under the name Linda Joan Stanch. At all times relevant to the underlying acts of misconduct, she maintained an office for the practice of law within the First Judicial Department.

The Departmental Disciplinary Committee (the Committee) opened an investigation into respondent’s conduct when it received a complaint, dated April 13, 2004, from client No. 1. This individual alleged that respondent had neglected, abandoned, and misstated…