Dion Rassias of The Beasley Firm LLC., Philadelphia has been appointed to serve as a member of the Disciplinary Board of Pennsylvania beginning April 1, 2018.
Rassias previously served the Disciplinary Board as a Hearing Committee member from 2010 to 2016.
“The work of the Disciplinary Board is critical to preserving the integrity and the credibility of the legal profession and the courts,” Rassias said. “I am grateful for this opportunity and look forward to furthering the mission and the vision of the Board and Courts with honor and distinction.”
Created in 1972, the 13-member Disciplinary Board is an independent agency under the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction. Its members include 11 attorneys and two non-lawyers from across the state. Funded by annual assessments paid by attorneys licensed to practice in the Commonwealth, the Board assists the Supreme Court in all matters involving attorney licensing and discipline.
A graduate of Stanford University, Dickinson College and the Duquesne University School of Law, Rassias has extensive trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts and regulatory agencies.
As a Philadelphia trial lawyer, Rassias has tried and settled cases involving medical and professional malpractice, defamation and false light, civil rights violations, discrimination and harassment and personal injury.
Actively engaged in high-profile public policy issues, Rassias was appointed by the Pa Senate as a member of the Joint State Government Commission Task Force on Real Property Law; testified before the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee on Senate Bill 1376 on Joint and Several Liability; and served as the moderator for broadcast coverage of the Pa Superior Court’s en banc oral arguments at the National Constitution Center.