In re Doling

Respondent was admitted to practice in 1969 by this Court. He is employed full-time as a Hearing Officer by the New York State Department of Correctional Services and maintains a limited private practice out of his home in Albany County.

After a hearing, the Referee found that respondent had neglected a divorce matter and failed to refund a $650 fee to the client and failed to forward the file to her new attorney, as he had promised petitioner, the Committee on Professional Standards. Petitioner had previously issued a letter of admonition to respondent regarding the neglect. The Referee also…