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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

In the Matter of James P. Edstrom, an Attorney.
   Pursuant to statute (Code Grim. Pro., § 485-b) the Chief Clerk of the Criminal Term of the Supreme Court, New York County, by letter to this court, dated May 28, 1971, has certified that the above-named James P. Edstrom (who was admitted to practice by this court on June 18, 1958) was tried and convicted of the crimes of conspiracy and attempted extortion at a Term of the Supreme Court, New York County, and that on May 27, 1971 sentence was imposed by said court. Accordingly, by virtue of subdivision 4 of section 90 of the Judiciary Law, said James P. Edstrom has ceased to. be an attorney and counselor at law or competent to practice law as such. On this court’s own motion, an order will be entered directing that the name of said James P. Edstrom be forthwith struck from the roll of attorneys and counselors at law. Pursuant to a prior order of this court, entered March 13, 1970, in a disciplinary proceeding against said James F„ Edstrom, the issues raised by the petition therein, by Bernard J. Wesnofske, Esq., Chief Counsel to the Judicial Inquiry on Professional Conduct, Nassau County, and the answer thereto were referred to Hon. Theodore Velsor, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, to hear and to report. The disciplinary proceeding has been discontinued, in view of the order to be entered upon this decision disbarring said James P. Edstrom. Rabin, P. J., Hopkins, Munder, Martuscello and Latham, JJ., concur.