In re Carrigan

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent was admitted to the practice of law by this Court on June 28, 1978, and formerly maintained an office for the practice of law in Syracuse. The Grievance Committee filed a *64petition charging respondent with acts of professional misconduct arising from his repeated use of cocaine in violation of a condition of the term of probation that was imposed following his conviction of criminal contempt in the second degree (Penal Law § 215.50 [3]), a class A misdemeanor.

Respondent failed to file an answer or appear in response to the petition, and, by order entered January…