In re Hickey

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1980 and maintains a law office in Ithaca.

During an initial consultation with respondent, a potential client who sought a divorce volunteered some facts concerning her sexual history. Respondent then elicited irrelevant details concerning the woman’s sex life and made some inappropriate comments to her, in violation of disciplinary rules (see, Code of Professional Responsibility DR 1-102 [A] [5], [8] [22 NYCRR 1200.3 (a) (5), (8)]). Respondent also failed to provide her with the required statement of client’s rights and responsibilities…