In re Kaiser

OPINION OF THE COURT

Petitioner, Departmental Disciplinary Committee (DDC) for the First Judicial Department, moves for: (1) an order, pursuant to section 603.4 (d) of the Rules Governing the Conduct of Attorneys in the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department (Rules) (22 NYCRR 603.4 [d]), confirming a report of a Hearing Panel (Panel), which includes findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation that respondent Gerald Kaiser, who was admitted under the name Jerry Kaiser (respondent), be disbarred from the practice of law; and, (2) an order, pursuant to section 603.13 (g) of…