From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Matter of Brown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 28, 1962
16 A.D.2d 519 (N.Y. App. Div. 1962)

Opinion

June 28, 1962.

Henry Weiner ( Allen Harris with him on the brief), attorney for petitioner.

Samuel A. Neuburger for respondent.


Respondent, admitted to practice in 1934, is charged with professional misconduct in connection with his solicitation of retainers in violation of section 270-a of the Penal Law. He pleaded guilty to an attempt to commit the crime of unlawful solicitation. In addition to being charged with "solicitation" he is also charged with a failure to co-operate with the preliminary inquiry of the Co-ordinating Committee on Discipline and with having commingled clients' moneys with his own.

Respondent has no prior disciplinary history and since 1954 has conducted himself in accordance with the high standards of the profession. There is no evidence that any of his clients have been prejudiced by reason of his improper conduct. In addition, he ultimately co-operated fully with the Co-ordinating Committee and frankly disclosed his past transgressions.

Under all the circumstances the respondent should be suspended from the practice of the law for one year.

RABIN, J.P., VALENTE, McNALLY, STEVENS and EAGER, JJ., concur.

Respondent suspended for a period of one year.


Summaries of

Matter of Brown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 28, 1962
16 A.D.2d 519 (N.Y. App. Div. 1962)
Case details for

Matter of Brown

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of PHILIP BROWN, an Attorney, Respondent. CO-ORDINATING…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jun 28, 1962

Citations

16 A.D.2d 519 (N.Y. App. Div. 1962)
229 N.Y.S.2d 706

Citing Cases

Matter of Reisler

It is to be noted, however, that all claimants were promptly given their checks and that no claimant received…

Matter of Kiley

The evidence, however, satisfactorily establishes that in the partnership practice funds received in the…