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Discipline Round-Up

admin / 10.Oct, 2012

The latest in our semi-regular examination of recent attorney discipline in Pennsylvania includes: practicing while suspended; being caught by the police snorting coke; and  converting . . .

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Former Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce Disbarred

admin / 20.Jun, 2012

The Disciplinary Board’s list of recent Supreme Court actions (last 60 days) has become a veritable whose who of the Pennsylvania judiciary and body politic, . . .

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2010 Ethics Review

admin / 12.Jan, 2012

The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has published its year end statistics.  Discipline last year included: 55 Informal Admonitions 16 Private Reprimands . . .

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What you don’t know can hurt you

admin / 05.Jan, 2012

We have previously written about Bonnie Sweeten, not because of her sensationalist faked kidnapping, but because of what her case means for professional malpractice avoidance. . . .

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More Quick Tips

admin / 20.Oct, 2011

Know what’s happening in your office A filing is not filed until you see the stamp or electronic confirmation I gave it to the paralegal/secretary . . .

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2011 Discipline Review

admin / 13.Jul, 2011

With a little more than half of the year gone, it is a good time to take a look at why lawyers have been receiving . . .

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Who and what are you responsible for?

admin / 22.Jun, 2011

Bonnie Sweeten, the infamous “hoax mom,” is back in the news following her guilty plea to a count of wire fraud and a count of . . .

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“No witness, no case”

admin / 17.May, 2011

The criminal case against former New Jersey criminal defense attorney Paul Bergrin is starting to heat up again.  Trial is scheduled for October and Mr. Bergrin’s . . .

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