ODC v. Robert Barbato Jr.

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, : No. 2702 Disciplinary Docket No. 3 :

Petitioner : No. 7 DB 2020 :

v. : Attorney Registration No. 316237 :

ROBERT BARBATO, JR., : (Erie County)

:

Respondent :

ORDER

PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 26th day of March, 2020, upon consideration of the

Recommendation of the Disciplinary Board, Robert Barbato, Jr., 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.