In re Roberts

Respondent was admitted to practice in 1971 by the Appellate Division, Second Department. He has maintained law offices in Montgomery and Hamilton Counties.

In February 1996, respondent was suspended from practice pending his full compliance with a subpoena duces tecum issued by petitioner, the Committee on Professional Standards (see, Matter of Roberts, 224 AD2d 801).

In June of this year, petitioner moved for an order punishing respondent for contempt for failure to comply with the suspension order. Despite being granted several extensions of his time to reply, respondent has not…