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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	55 DB 2009
Court Docket Number:	1483 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	April 16, 2024
Keywords:	Reinstatement Granted from Disbarment: Healthcare Fraud, demonstrated rehabilitation; Burden met.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	123 DB 2022
Court Docket Number:	3032 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	April 09, 2024
Keywords:	One year and one day suspension; Misconduct in clients' matters and failure to comply with attorney license obligations, failure to participate in disciplinary proceedings.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	38 DB 2024
Court Docket Number:	00
Date:	April 05, 2024
Keywords:	Public Reprimand on Consent for violation of RPC 4.1(a), 8.4(c) & (d); Misconduct in one client matter involving false statements, dishonesty, and misrepresentations; Accepts responsibility; Cooperation; No prior discipline.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	39 DB 2024
Court Docket Number:	No. 3041 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	April 05, 2024
Keywords:	Joint Petition for Temporary Suspension Granted - Rule 204
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	14 DB 2024
Court Docket Number:	No. 3030 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	March 25, 2024
Keywords:	Temporary Suspension - Rule 214
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	138 DB 2022
Court Docket Number:	No. 2943 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	March 25, 2024
Keywords:	Reinstated from One Year Suspension on Consent
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	192 DB 2008
Court Docket Number:	No. 1476 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	March 21, 2024
Keywords:	Reinstatement Granted Disbarment on Consent: Qualitative period of disbarment; Rehabilitated; Acceptance of Responsibility; Remorse; Character witnesses; Burden met.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	175 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	No. 3024 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	March 21, 2024
Keywords:	Disbarred Reciprocal with DC Court of Appeals
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	160 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	00
Date:	March 20, 2024
Keywords:	Public Reprimand on Consent: Engaged in misconduct involving collecting an excessive fee in an estate matter, concealing the excessive fee from beneficiaries, and failing to promptly provide an accounting or to deliver funds; Acceptance of responsibility, remorse, reimbursement, cooperation, and no prior discipline mitigate.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	28 DB 2024
Court Docket Number:	3035 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	March 15, 2024
Keywords:	Disbarred on Consent
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	23 DB 2024
Court Docket Number:	3034 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	March 15, 2024
Keywords:	Disbarred on Consent
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	18 DB 2024
Court Docket Number:	00
Date:	March 13, 2024
Keywords:	Public Reprimand for violations of RPC 1.5(a), 1.4(b), 8.4(c) & (d); Attempted to collect excessive fee: No prior discipline.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	3 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	2939 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	February 29, 2024
Keywords:	REINSTATEMENT GRANTED
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	166 DB 2022
Court Docket Number:	2936 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	February 29, 2024
Keywords:	Disbarred on Consent for violations of Pa.R.P.C. 8.4 and other Rule violations.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	62 DB 2021
Court Docket Number:	No. 2805 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	February 22, 2024
Keywords:	Disbarred - Rule 208(f)(8)
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	76 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	No. 2978 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	February 14, 2024
Keywords:	Five Year Suspension on Consent; Criminal conviction of three counts of failure to file a tax return and one count of failure to collect or pay over employment tax; Sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years’ supervised release, special assessment, and restitution. No prior discipline.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	128 DB 2022
Court Docket Number:	No. 3022 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	February 14, 2024
Keywords:	One year and one day suspension; Failure to answer discovery requests as required by two orders of court; Failed to appear at a case management conference; Failed to appear at a hearing on a motions sanction; Failed to pay $900 in court-ordered attorney fees; and failed to appear at a pretrial conference; Prior discipline for similar misconduct; Lack of remorse and failure to accept responsibility.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	167 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	No. 3021 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	February 07, 2024
Keywords:	Disbarred Reciprocal with New Jersey
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	88 DB 2022
Court Docket Number:	3015 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	January 23, 2024
Keywords:	One year and one day suspension; Incompetence; False allegations; False statements to a tribunal; Failure to communicate; Failure to return unearned fees; Lack of remorse and cooperation and prior discipline aggravate.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	102 DB 2018
Court Docket Number:	2499 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	January 23, 2024
Keywords:	Reinstatement Denied; Failed to demonstrate remorse and acceptance of responsibility; Failed to demonstrate moral qualifications; Failed to demonstrate good character as a sign of moral qualifications; Failed to demonstrate competence to practice law; Burden not met.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	79 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	3023 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	January 23, 2024
Keywords:	One year suspension on consent; Engaged in the unauthorized practice of law while on administrative suspension status for failure to comply with PaCLE requirements; Remorse and no prior discipline.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	157 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	No. 3016 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	January 19, 2024
Keywords:	30 Day Suspension Reciprocal with District of Columbia Court of Appeals
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	2 DB 2024
Court Docket Number:	00
Date:	January 18, 2024
Keywords:	Public Reprimand on Consent for violations of Pa.R.P.C. 1.1, 1.3, 1.4(a)(2), 1.4(b), 8.4(c), and 8.4(d); Failed to exercise competence, diligence, and communication; Self-report, remorse and cooperation mitigate; Prior discipline aggravates.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	No. 2645 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Court Docket Number:	1 DB 2019
Date:	January 12, 2024
Keywords:	Reinstatement Granted from Disability Inactive Status; Burden met.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	No. 2911 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Court Docket Number:	116 DB 2022
Date:	January 12, 2024
Keywords:	Four Year Suspension Retroactive to 09/08/2022 on Consent; Criminal Conviction of Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud in the USDCEDPA. Cooperation, remorse, restitution, and no prior discipline.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	No. 2996 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Court Docket Number:	116 DB 2023
Date:	January 12, 2024
Keywords:	Disbarred reciprocal with US Patent and Trademark Office
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	91 DB 2022
Court Docket Number:	No. 2970Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	January 05, 2024
Keywords:	Reinstated from Three Month Suspension on Consent
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	163 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	No. 3019 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	January 05, 2024
Keywords:	365 Day Suspension Reciprocal with DC Court of Appeals
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	41 DB 2018
Court Docket Number:	No. 2508 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	January 05, 2024
Keywords:	Disbarred on Consent; Criminal Conviction of Robbery, Receiving Stolen Property, Theft by Unlawful Taking, Terroristic Threats, Firearms Not to be Carried Without a License.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	176 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	No. 3025 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	January 05, 2024
Keywords:	Disbarred on Consent
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	178 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	No. 3027 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	January 05, 2024
Keywords:	Disbarred on Consent
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	177 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	00
Date:	December 26, 2023
Keywords:	Public Reprimand on Consent for violations of Pa.R.P.C. 1.3, 1.4(a)(2), 1.4(a)(3), 1.4(a)(4), 1.5(a), 1.5(b), and 1.5(c); Lack of diligence; Neglect; Failure to communicate; Failure to provide written fee agreement; Misrepresentation; Excessive fee; Remorse, cooperation and no prior discipline mitigate.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	107 DB 2021
Court Docket Number:	No. 3005 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Date:	December 22, 2023
Keywords:	One Year and One Day Suspension; Frivolous filings; Failure to withdraw appearance; Incompetence; Failure to accept responsibility, lack of remorse, credibility and candor aggravate; No prior discipline.
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BOARD DOCKET NUMBER:	173 DB 2023
Court Docket Number:	00
Date:	December 21, 2023
Keywords:	Public Reprimand and Six Months’ Probation for violations of RPC 1.3, 1.4, 5.3, and 8.4 in three separate client matters. Respondent failed to respond or communicate; Failed to file court documents on behalf of his clients; Prior discipline aggravates.
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