In re Schwartz

Respondent was admitted' to the Bar in this Department in July, 1952. The New York State Bar Association has filed a petition containing numerous and serious charges of professional misconduct. The petition contains charges alleging that respondent neglected matters of his clients, misled and deceived his clients as to the status of their matters, improperly charged, received and retained sums as fees for work not actually performed or sums which properly should have been transmitted to others entitled thereto, borrowed money from his clients and failed to repay it upon demand, improperly…