In re Kurtz

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent Richard J. Kurtz was admitted to the practice of *56law by the Second. Judicial Department on June 19, 1963, as Joseph Kurtz. At all times relevant to this proceeding, respondent maintained an office for the practice of law within the First Judicial Department.

Respondent was indicted, on November 20, 1998, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, for bankruptcy fraud in violation of 18 USC § 152, arising out of his 1993 filing of a sworn petition for bankruptcy wherein he concealed substantial assets owned by him. The indictment…