Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane would expose staff in the Office of Attorney General to potential discipline if she were to engage in the unauthorized practice of law, her top deputies told her in a letter the day her license suspension went into effect. They expressed their concerns that anything Kane does to violate her ethical obligations would directly implicate the attorneys she is tasked with supervising.
Ethics attorneys, including one who said he has counseled members of the OAG on ethics issues in recent months, said the deputies are right to be concerned. The only sure way for OAG attorneys to protect themselves—and to avoid the risk of aiding Kane in the unauthorized practice of law—would be to step away from the office entirely, attorneys said.
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