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Matter of Doyle

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 14, 1956
1 A.D.2d 145 (N.Y. App. Div. 1956)

Opinion

February 14, 1956.

Frank H. Gordon for petitioner.


Respondent, an attorney admitted to practice in this State since 1931, is charged with professional misconduct. The evidence adduced before the Referee amply supports the conclusion that respondent converted moneys, the property of his clients, to his own use. It was also established that respondent was continuously and grossly neglectful of the professional duty owed to clients. He repeatedly failed to render services promised and callously misled clients as to the status of their matters to their detriment. It was established that for upwards of a year on some forty-nine occasions he issued checks on his special checking account which were returned marked "insufficient funds". His conduct was violative of the standards required from the profession and tended to bring the profession into disrepute. Respondent has chosen to ignore the charges made against him and failed to appear either before the Referee or on the motion to confirm the report of the Referee. Respondent should be disbarred.

PECK, P.J., BASTOW, RABIN, COX and FRANK, JJ., concur.

Respondent disbarred.


Summaries of

Matter of Doyle

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 14, 1956
1 A.D.2d 145 (N.Y. App. Div. 1956)
Case details for

Matter of Doyle

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of JAMES F. DOYLE, an Attorney, Respondent. ASSOCIATION OF…

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

Date published: Feb 14, 1956

Citations

1 A.D.2d 145 (N.Y. App. Div. 1956)
148 N.Y.S.2d 446