Legal Opinion
In re Sullivan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 31, 1999PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1968 and maintains an office for the practice of law in Ithaca.
We grant the motion by petitioner, the Committee on Professional Standards, to confirm a Referee’s report issued after a hearing and we find respondent guilty of having engaged in a conflict of interest by the circumstances of a loan from a client, in violation of Appellate Division attorney disciplinary rules (see, Code of Professional Responsibility DR 1-102 [A] [5]; DR 5-104 [A] [22 NYCRR 1200.3 (a) (5); 1200.23 (a)]).
In May 1993, respondent accepted a loan for $29,000 from a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In re SherbuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- In re SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- In re ChariffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- In re CoxeterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- In re OrseckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- In re SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- In re SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006