Crimes Draw Suspension

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has approved a two-year consent suspension for criminal conduct in Pennsylvania and Idaho. 

The Pennsylvania case arose from conduct that took place in 2014.

The attorney pled guilty to an harassment misdemeanor that involved “challen[ging]…a school bus driver…to a physical confrontation while [the driver] was performing his job.”

He was sentenced to probation with anger management and did not (as required) report the conviction to bar authorities.

The Idaho offenses occurred in 2019. The attorney pled guilty to misdemeanor injury to a child and felony witness intimidation of that same child.

The attorney “struck [his] thirteen year old child in the head or ear, causing an injury to his minor son that required stitches.”

A few days later he instructed his son to delete text messages and threatened suicide if his son disclosed the assault. 

The attorney served 30 days with probation for the injury conviction; the court withheld judgment of the felony and placed him on five years of supervised probation. 

Notwithstanding the possibility that the plea will be set aside or the charges reduced in the future, the attorney conceded that he was “convicted” for disciplinary purposes. (Mike Frisch)