In re Whitfield , 745 N.Y.S.2d 738 ( 2002 )

Order of disbarment entered. Memorandum: Respondent’s unexcused failure to appear or answer the petition constitutes a default (see Matter of Hopkins, 295 AD2d 1014; Matter of Hysert, 291 AD2d 937). Present — Pigott, Jr., P.J., Wisner, Hurlbutt, Kehoe and Lawton, JJ.