In re Harding

OPINION OF THE COURT

*149Respondent Raymond B. Harding was admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York by the First Judicial Department on December 11, 1961. At all times relevant herein, respondent has maintained an office for the practice of law within the First Department.

On October 6, 2009, respondent pleaded guilty in Supreme Court, New York County, to one count of violating General Business Law § 352-c (6), a class E felony, and one count of violating General Business Law § 352-c (1) (c) and (4), a class A misdemeanor. Respondent, the one-time leader of New York’s Liberal Party,…