Conference Behavior Draws Reprimand

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has imposed a public reprimand for criminal conduct that took place at the 2017 Dauphin County Bench-Bar conference at the  Omni Bedford Springs Resort.

Personal note: my family used to vacation there in the mid-1950s. Some of my earliest memories. 

On the first evening of the conference he went to the resort bar and was seated near female attendees.

As the evening progressed, Respondent consumed numerous alcoholic beverages and became increasing intoxicated.

He made “unwanted and inappropriate advances” toward the female attorneys, “touched two of the female attorneys on sensitive areas of their bodies,” and began similar behavior toward a third victim.

He was escorted back to his room after the bar (not the Bar) declined to continue serving him alcoholic beverages.

He resigned from his firm (where he had been for 32 years and was managing partner) and was dismissed from the county bar association.

He pled guilty to harassment and disorderly conduct.

The parties jointly sought the public reprimand. (Mike Frisch)