In the Matter of: Royce W. Smith

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, No. 2872 Disciplinary Docket No. 3 :

Petitioner : No. 35 DB 2022 :

v. : Attorney Registration No. 201295 :

: (Philadelphia)

ROYCE W. SMITH, :

:

Respondent :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 8th day of April, 2022, upon consideration of the Recommendation of the Disciplinary Board, Royce W. Smith is placed on temporary suspension until further action by this Court. See Pa.R.D.E. 208(f)(5). He shall comply with the provisions of Pa.R.D.E. 217.

Respondent’s rights to petition for dissolution or amendment of this Order and to request accelerated disposition of charges underlying this Order are specifically preserved. See Pa.R.D.E. 208(f)(4) and (f)(6).

The Order constitutes an imposition of public discipline with the meaning of Pa.R.D.E. 402, pertaining to confidentiality.