I am an attorney who was found in summary criminal contempt by a common pleas judge in Pennsylvania. I was fined $500 and ordered to do some community service work. Do I have to report this conviction to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel?
As discussed in recent articles, the appropriate rule for reporting a criminal conviction, which was amended recently, is found in Pennsylvania Rule of Disciplinary Enforcement 214. That rule requires an attorney convicted of a crime to report it within 20 days to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. The importance of reporting this cannot be overemphasized. Failure to report a criminal conviction of an attorney can result in much more severe discipline.
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