Court Opinion

ID: 5327955
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-08 05:00:08.212527+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:29:24.708558
License: Public Domain

Motion granted, petitioner reinstated and his name ordered restored to the roll of attorneys. Petitioner bore an excellent reputation for integrity and fair dealing while he was practicing the law. He was regarded highly by bench and bar. Even his adversaries, with whom he came into frequent contact in the courts, speak of his professional worth in the highest terms. No complaint was ever heard with reference to his activities at the bar. In his relations with his clients he was fair and just. He had discontinued the solicitation of cases before the beginning of the investigation ordered by this court. For nearly four years he has been restrained from practicing his profession, and during that period he has conducted himself in an exemplary maimer and has in nowise, directly or indirectly, engaged in the practice of the law. He has earnestly but vainly endeavored to attach himself to a vocation which would enable him to sustain himself and his family. In his efforts, he had lost considerable capital. It seems that in these times of serious economic depression one who had theretofore devoted himself exclusively to the law finds it almost impossible to make a living otherwise. In light of his fine reputation, his obedience to the order of the court, and the serious difficulties and obstacles confronting his endeavor to sustain himself and his family, and since the Bar Association affirmatively asserts it does not oppose the application, the petitioner has adequately paid the penalty of his one short*847coming and we feel that a spirit of mercy should'attend this application and that pardon should be granted. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Young, Scudder and Tompkins, JJ.; Carswell, J., not voting.