In re White

Respondent was admitted to practice by the Appellate Division, First Department in 1995 and maintains an address in Queens County.

Respondent has not answered or otherwise replied to a petition of charges or to petitioner’s subsequent motion for a default judgment, both of which were served upon him pursuant to this Court’s June 10, 2005 order (see CPLR 308 [5]). Under the circumstances, respondent is deemed to have admitted the charges and we grant petitioner’s motion (see e.g. Matter of Petrolawicz, 228 AD2d 1005 [1996]). Further, based on such admission and the proof submitted by petitioner…