Disciplinary Board Proposes Change in Mental Disability Defense Rule

The Disciplinary Board is publishing changes to Rule 301(e) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement, which deals with attorneys who assert mental disability defenses in disciplinary hearings.

Attorneys on Inactive Status Under Rule 219(k) Have Until September 1 to Submit Requests for Reinstatements

Attorneys who were transferred to inactive status for failure to pay the annual fee, for failure to comply with Continuing Legal Education requirements, or other grounds set forth in Rule 219(k), Pa. Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement, have a second extension or until September 1, 2010 to request reinstatement to active status.

Disciplinary Board Of Pennsylvania Now Requires Professional Liability Insurance On Annual Fee Form

(Harrisburg, Pa.) – Every attorney admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar is required to complete an annual fee form and pay the appropriate fee to the Attorney Registration Office at the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. However, this year’s annual fee form, due by July 1st, has a new requirement.

Aggressive Actions Taken To Stop Disbarred Lawyer From Continuing To Practice

(Harrisburg, Pa.)— In early August of this year, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County a civil complaint, therein asking the Honorable Pamela Pryor Dembe, President Judge of that court, to enjoin a disbarred Philadelphia attorney from continuing to practice law. The last time ODC had to take such a drastic step to prevent a disbarred attorney from practicing law was 20 years ago.

Pennsylvania Deputy Chief Disciplinary Counsel Named Fellow of American Bar Foundation

(Philadelphia, Pa.) - Paul J. Burgoyne, Deputy Chief Disciplinary Counsel, has been named a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Disciplinary Board Of Pennsylvania Makes Address Change Process Easier For Attorneys

(Lemoyne, Pa.) - The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania announces an improvement in the way Pennsylvania attorneys submit address changes.

Annual Registration Fee for Lawyers to Increase

No new Pennsylvania decisions.

PA Deputy Chief Disciplinary Counsel Joins the National Organization of Bar Counsel’s (NOBC) Board for a Second Term

(Harrisburg, Pa.) – The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Deputy Chief Disciplinary Counsel, Paul J. Burgoyne has been elected to serve a second term on the National Organization of Bar Counsel’s (NOBC) Board of Directors.

Philadelphia Trial Attorney Appointed to the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

(Harrisburg, Pa.) - Howell K. Rosenberg, one of the founding partners of Philadelphia law firm Brookman, Rosenberg, Brown & Sandler, has been appointed to serve on the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Dedicated Trial Lawyer Reappointed to the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

(Harrisburg, Pa.) - Stewart L. Cohen, of the Philadelphia law firm Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., has been reappointed to his second, three-year term with the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Cohen, an experienced trial lawyer, represents clients across the country in a variety of individual and class action cases.

Former President Judge of the Court of Judicial Discipline Appointed Vice-Chair of Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of PA

(Harrisburg, Pa.) – Private practice lawyer and former President Judge of the Court of Judicial Discipline, Sal Cognetti, Jr., has been named the new Vice-Chair of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for a one-year term. Cognetti has held the position of Board member since 2006.