In re Provda

*18OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent was admitted to practice at the Second Judicial Department in 1974, and has maintained an office for such practice within the First Judicial Department at all relevant times since then. During 1980 to 1981, respondent was employed as an associate of the late Gordon J. Lang, Esq. Under Lang’s direction, the two attorneys acted as legal counsel for Home Ministries of America (HMA), and its principals, Robert Risman and Edward Van Miert.

HMA was ostensibly established "primarily for religious, charitable, literary and educational purposes exclusively”, according to…