Executive Director
The Executive Director of the Board is responsible for all the administrative duties associated with the Board. Specific responsibilities include attorney registration functions, personnel administration, budgeting and financial matters, communications, information technology, and the assignment and scheduling of Hearing Committee matters.
Office of the Secretary
The Office of the Secretary serves as the Controller, Personnel/Administrative Office, Attorney Registration Office, Prothonotary and Secretary of the Board, and is Liaison between the Supreme Court, the Board, the Hearing Committees, and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
The Office of the Secretary has the following responsibilities:
- Prepares payroll for the combined staffs of the Office of the Secretary and Office of Disciplinary Counsel and receives and makes payment of all invoices and expense vouchers which are approved for payment.
- Directly communicates with consultants to the Board, maintains employee personnel and attendance records and the Disciplinary Board policies and procedures.
- Supervises the collection and processing of the annual attorney registration fees.
- Makes revisions to the Rules of Professional Conduct, Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement and Disciplinary Board Rules and Procedures, and distributes revised copies to Board Members, Hearing Committee Members and Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
- Assigns formal charges to full Hearing Committees and single Reviewing Hearing Committee Members in informal proceedings.
- Schedules all hearings throughout the Commonwealth.
- Receives, files and distributes all Hearing Committee Reports.
- Files and Dockets Briefs to Hearing Committees, to the Board and schedules oral arguments before Board panels.
- Disseminates Supreme Court Orders to respondent/attorneys, president judges, newspapers, Board members, Hearing Committee members, Office of Disciplinary Counsel and the National Lawyer Regulatory Data Bank of the American Bar Association.
- Monitors Probation Reports filed by monitors and respondent/attorneys placed on probation for drug or alcohol abuse and/or supervision of practice.
- Maintains roster of hearing committee members; advises the Board when reappointments are due or new appointments are necessary; furnishes new hearing committee members with indoctrination material; and keeps members abreast of current activities by way of special memoranda and bi-annual refresher courses.
- Prepares agendas for Disciplinary Board and Committee meetings; serves as professional staff consultant on Board committees; attends all meetings; and records minutes of those meetings.