The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has appointed David S. Senoff. Esq. as Disciplinary Board Chair and Shohin H. Vance, Esq. as Vice-Chair, effective April 1, 2025.
David S. Senoff, Esq.
David S. Senoff was first appointed to the board in April 2020.
Mr. Senoff is a founding member of First Law Strategy Group, LLC, with over thirty years of experience in class-action lawsuits. As one of the lead attorneys involved in seeking justice for the victims of the “Kids-for-Cash” cases and having been instrumental in the creation of the Pennsylvania law regarding the state’s Wage Law, he has taken on some of the toughest public policy fights in Pennsylvania.
Before his appointment to the Disciplinary Board, Senoff served twelve years as a Hearing Committee Member for the Board and three years as a member of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Civil Rules Committee. He also served as a judge pro tempore in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, mediating disputes to help resolve cases for all parties.
Senoff has been recognized as a Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer” every year for the past decade and has been named among the “Best Lawyers in America” annually since 2013.
He is a former member of the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, where he served on the Amicus Curiae Committee. Senoff also served as an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and served as its Communications Coordinator and Education Coordinator. He is a member of the Insurance Bad Faith Trial Lawyers Association and the Class Action Trial Lawyers Association.
Shohin H. Vance, Esq.
Shohin H. Vance was first appointed to the board in April 2021.
Mr. Vance is a partner at Kleinbard LLC in Philadelphia, where he focuses primarily on appellate litigation, litigation involving governmental entities and officials, State and Federal Constitutional matters, and grand jury investigations. His experience includes handling appellate matters before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, where he previously clerked for Justice Thomas G. Saylor. He also has expertise in representing clients in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, both in its original and appellate jurisdictions.
Additionally, Mr. Vance is an active contributor to the Legal Intelligencer and is a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Federalist Society. Mr. Vance has been recognized in each edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch since 2021 for his work in white-collar criminal defense and government relations and, was named a “Rising Star” in the 2024 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. In 2021, Mr. Vance received the Legal Intelligencer’s award for “Lawyers on the Fast Track.”
Before attending Penn State Dickinson Law, Mr. Vance gained valuable experience at one of Pennsylvania's top government relations and political consulting firms. There, he contributed to several public policy successes and built a strong portfolio in campaign consulting, earned media, press relations and grassroots organizing.
The Disciplinary Board was created by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to review conduct and assure compliance by all attorneys to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct. The board assists the Supreme Court in the licensing and discipline of attorneys in Pennsylvania. Its mission is to protect the protect the public, maintain the integrity of the legal profession, and safeguard the reputation of the courts.
Disciplinary Board Members, which include ten lawyers and two non-lawyers from across the Commonwealth, meet regularly to decide cases, policies, and board administrative matters. All members of the Disciplinary Board serve as unpaid volunteers.