In re Hume

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1971. He was also admitted to practice in Connecticut in 1975.

In July 2008, respondent was sentenced in Connecticut Superior Court upon his plea of guilty to larceny in the third degree, a felony offense (Conn Gen Stat § 53a-124), to five years of incarceration, execution suspended, five years of probation, and $44,850 restitution. Respondent’s conviction resulted from his conversion of client funds in his escrow account.

The Connecticut felony is essentially similar to Penal Law *1078§ 155.30, grand larceny in the fourth degree, a class E…