| Attorney ID |
18849 |
| Attorney Name |
Galfand , Myrna W. |
| DBP Docket No. |
5 DB 2010 |
| Supreme Court Docket No. |
1721 DD No. 3 |
| County |
Philadelphia |
| Disciplinary Counsel |
Amelia C. Kittredge |
| Counsel for Respondent |
None |
| Decision Date |
2011-06-10 |
| Effective Date |
2011-07-10 |
| Case Digest |
Following the suspension of her husband, Marvin F. Galfand, Respondent continued to use the firm name “Galfand & Galfand,” continued to allow her husband to answer the office telephone, and to negotiate with opposing counsel and court personnel. Respondent appeared at an Arbitration Hearing in the Court of Common Pleas in a case in which she was counsel of record and permitted her husband to take the role of lead counsel.
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| Rule Violation(s) |
PC 5.5(a), 7.1, 7.5(a), 8.4(a), 8.4(c), 8.4(d), Pa.R.D.E. 203(b)(3) 217(j)(4) |
| Discipline Imposed |
Suspension for 1 year and 1 day |
| Points of Law |
A rare case of assisting a formerly admitted attorney in the unauthorized practice of law . |
| Report/Opinion |
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