In re Sturgis

Respondent, a Pennsylvania attorney admitted in that jurisdiction in 1960, was admitted to practice in New York by this Court in 1985.

By order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania dated December 18, 1996, respondent was disbarred in that jurisdiction upon his consent after submitting a resignation statement. The resignation stated, among other things, that he could not successfully defend himself against allegations that he had used deceptive schemes to siphon moneys, to which he was not entitled, from the law firm of which he was managing partner and used the moneys for his own personal…