In re Hildebrand

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent William B. Hildebrand was admitted to the *86practice of law in the State of New York by the First Judicial Department.as William Bennett Hildebrand on January 13, 1986.

On or about December 28, 1994, respondent was served with a notice and statement of charges. The charges alleged that, on January 6, 1988, respondent was convicted in the City Court of New Rochelle, upon his guilty plea, of the misdemeanor of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, in violation of Penal Law § 220.03. He was sentenced to three years’ probation and a $60…