In re Strahl

Respondent in this disciplinary proceeding was admitted to practice in this State in 1930. The facts do not appear to be substantially in dispute; and consistently with a spirit of candor and co-operation evinced by respondent since complaint was first made against him, he has stipulated that the proceeding be submitted to us on the record before the Committee on Grievances of the petitioner Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Respondent negotiated a settlement for $900 with a casualty insurance company of a client’s claim for personal injuries. Before the insurance company would…