July 1 �
Aug. 31, 2003
Delaware
County
The
Supreme Court on July 24 ordered Lawrence R. Foti suspended for three
years, as recommended by the Disciplinary Board. According to the disciplinary
report, Foti misappropriated and converted client funds to his own use and
failed to deliver settlement proceeds promptly to a client.
Susquehanna
County
The court
on July 30 ordered Kenneth J. Roe disbarred, as recommended by the
Disciplinary Board. According to the disciplinary report, after Roe was placed
on emergency temporary suspension in 1998 after failing to respond to requests
for information regarding a trust account overdraft, �it appears the Respondent
closed his office and left the area without providing a forwarding address to
his clients, the courts, or Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Respondent left
behind hundreds of client files.�
Emergency
Temporary Suspension
Upon
consideration of a petition, the court placed the following attorney on
emergency temporary suspension pending �further definitive action�: Dan W.
Susi, Erie County, on July 9. The president judge of the Erie County Court
of Common Pleas was ordered to �take such further action and make such further
order as may appear necessary to protect the rights and interests of
respondent�s clients.�
Temporary
Suspension � Rule 214(d)(1)
The
following attorney has been placed on temporary suspension under a rule of
disciplinary enforcement pertaining to attorneys convicted of serious crimes: Francis
Peter Eagen III, Lackawanna County, on July 29.
Disbarments
on Consent
The
following attorneys were disbarred on consent under a rule of disciplinary
enforcement pertaining to resignations by attorneys under disciplinary
investigation: David L. Kurtz, Lackawanna County, on July 24; David E.
Wasserstrom, Montgomery County, on July 24, retroactive to Nov. 17, 2000; Mark
David Mazza, Philadelphia, on July 24, retroactive to Aug. 3, 2000; Kevin
Mark Sabo, Philadelphia, on July 29, retroactive to Feb. 26, 2001; and Chadwick
Allen Harp, Montgomery County, on Aug. 1.
Reciprocal
Discipline
The
Pennsylvania Supreme Court imposed reciprocal discipline on the following
attorney: Gary Friedmann, out of state, suspended for three years, on
July 30, for like discipline imposed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
TRANSFER
TO INACTIVE STATUS
July 1 �
Aug. 31, 2003
The
following attorney was transferred to inactive status in connection with a rule
of disciplinary enforcement pertaining to respondents in disciplinary
proceedings who are suffering from a disability and are unable to prepare an
adequate defense: Peter P. Barnett, Delaware County, on July 29.
REINSTATEMENTS
July 1 �
Aug. 31, 2003
The
Supreme Court approved petitions for reinstatement filed by the following: Albert
B. Mackarey, Lackawanna County,
from a three-month suspension, on July 9; Lacy
R. Wheeler III, Allegheny County,
from a suspension for one year and one day, on July 29; Rubina
Wadhwa Arora, out of state, from an
indefinite suspension, on July 29; Michael
Anthony Short, Westmoreland County,
from disbarment, on July 30; Stephen
E. Sokolic, Philadelphia, from a
three-year suspension, on July 30; Raymond
T. LeBon, Philadelphia, from a
one-year suspension, on Aug. 6; and Daniel
Eban Berger, out of state, from a
three-month suspension, on Aug. 11.
The
court denied a petition for reinstatement filed by Samuel
H. Sagett, out of state, disbarred
on consent in 1989, on July 24.
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