In re Casey

The Committee on Professional Standards moves for a default judgment upon a second supplemental petition of charges filed against respondent, an attorney admitted to practice by this department in 1954. Respondent, who maintained a law office in Cooperstown, Otsego County, is charged with neglecting an estate, misleading the Surrogate with respect to the status of the estate, neglecting a personal injury matter, failing to honor an obligation to a client, failing to comply with an order of this court, and failing to cooperate with the Committee.

Respondent is currently subject to a one-year…