Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Bernosky

724 A.2d 929

• Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Decided: February 26, 1999
• Docket: No. 498 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
• Status: Published

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

AND NOW, this 26th day of February, 1999, an Order and Rule to Show Cause having been entered by this Court on February 5, 1999, and no response having been filed, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. The Rule is made absolute and respondent is placed on temporary suspension until further definitive action by this Court;

2. Respondent shall comply with the provisions of Rule 217, Pa.R.D.E.;

3. The President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, in accordance with Rule 217(g), Pa.R.D.E., shall take such further action and make such further orders as may be necessary to fully protect the rights and interests of respondent’s clients; and

4. All financial institutions in which respondent holds fiduciary funds shall freeze such accounts pending further order of court.

This Order constitutes an imposition of public discipline within the meaning of Rule 402, Pa.R.D.E., pertaining to confidentiality.