In re Montgomery 257 A.D. 898

The respondent Howard L. Montgomery is suspended for the period of three months from the date of the entry and service of a certified copy of the order to be entered hereon, and until the further order „of the court, and the said respondent Howard L. Montgomery is hereby commanded during such time to desist and refrain from the practice of law in any form, whether as principal or agent, clerk or employee of another, and is hereby forbidden to perform any of the following acts for compensation or reward, to wit: 1. To practice as an attorney or counselor at law before any court, judge, justice, board, commission, or other public authority. 2. To give to another an opinion as to the law or its application or any advice in relation thereto. The court does not adopt the recommendation of the referee that the respondent Howard L. Montgomery be censured only; and finds that the respondent Howard L. Montgomery is guilty of unprofessional conduct and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. All concur, except Crapser, J., who dissents and votes for disbarment on the ground that the large number „of charges, over ten in number, against the respondent establishes beyond a reasonable doubt his unfitness to be a member of the legal profession.