In re Courtney

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1989. He maintains an office for the practice of law in the City of Kingston, Ulster County.

By petition of charges dated September 10, 2014, containing three charges of professional misconduct, with specifications, petitioner charged respondent with neglecting the cases of two separate clients (see Rules of Professional Conduct [22 NYCRR 1200.0] rule 1.3 [b]), failing to properly communicate with those clients (see Rules of Professional Conduct [22 NYCRR 1200.0] rule 1.4) and failing to cooperate with petitioner’s investigation of his…