In re Detsky

This is a disciplinary proceeding brought under section 90 of the Judiciary Law against an attorney and counsellor at law. Hearings were held by a Referee on the charges contained in the petition, and his report finds the charges in part sustained. In substance, respondent was found guilty of unprofessional conduct in representing an estate, including conversion of assets, and in repeatedly issuing checks drawn on his accounts against insufficient or uncollected funds.

Although the Referee was perhaps overly generous toward respondent, resolving small doubts in his favor, the report, notable…