In re Shapiro

OPINION OF THE COURT

By opinion and order of this Court dated November 3, 1997 (235 AD2d 135), the respondent was suspended from the practice of law for five years, commencing December 15, 1997, following a disciplinary proceeding at which all 10 charges of *77professional misconduct against him were sustained. Those charges included disregarding the rulings of a tribunal during a proceeding and failure to cooperate. The respondent thereafter tendered his resignation in the form devised for attorneys who are not the subject of any disciplinary charges and who wish to resign in order to avoid…