The Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recommended earlier this month that the former general counsel of Pennsylvania State University report to the court for public censure for ethics violations related to her representation of school officials following the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.

The Pennsylvania Office of Disciplinary Counsel claims Cynthia Baldwin violated Rules 1.1, 1.7, 1.6 and 8.4 of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Specifically, the office claimed Baldwin did not notify her clients of a conflict of interest with the university. She represented three former Penn State officials convicted of failing to inform authorities about allegations of child sex abuse by ex-football coach Sandusky: athletic coach Tim Curley, vice president Gary Schultz and president Graham Spanier.

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