Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York May 15, 1981 (In re Orseck)

— Respondent was admitted to the Bar by this court on May 22, 1958. The petition in this proceeding charges him with the following misconduct: neglect of a legal matter by, inter alia, failing to oppose a motion to dismiss his client’s negligence action for lack of prosecution; misleading his client as to the status of his claim by falsely advising him that a settlement offer had *963been made;