Two For The Road

An attorney who engaged in misconduct after his guilty plea to failure to file his federal and state tax returns was disbarred by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The attorney was administratively suspended in 2009 for failure to comply with CLE obligations and in 2011 as a result of the conviction. He remained counsel of record in “several criminal and bankruptcy cases” after the administrative suspension.

He had never been properly admitted before the bankruptcy court other than as a student practitioner. He responded to a court order that he rectify the situation by stating that he would not practice until admitted.

He nonetheless filed two new cases just before going off to serve his jail sentence. (Mike Frisch)