MATTER OF BERG


135 A.D.2d 122 (1988)

In the Matter of Richard H. Berg (Admitted as Richard Harvey Berg), an Attorney, Respondent. Grievance Committee for the Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts, Petitioner

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

February 16, 1988


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Straus (Mark F. DeWan of counsel), for petitioner.

MOLLEN, P. J., MANGANO, BRACKEN, BROWN and SPATT, JJ., concur.


Per Curiam.

The respondent was admitted to the practice of law by this court on April 5, 1972.

It is charged in this proceeding that after respondent was retained to defend a client in a criminal matter, the client's sister contributed $1,500 towards her brother's cash bail fund in order to obtain his release. The respondent then asked the sister to assign her share of the bail fund to the respondent to be used to...

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