In re Barta

*142OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent Peter A. Barta was admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York by the Second Judicial Department on February 9, 2000. At the time respondent engaged in the criminal activity that led to his felony conviction, he was an attorney at the Legal Aid Society located in Manhattan.

On October 24, 2007, respondent pleaded guilty to unlawful surveillance in the second degree (Penal Law § 250.45), a class E felony. At the plea hearing, he admitted that during the period from approximately May 25, 2004 through September 30, 2004, for his own entertainment, he…