Disciplinary Reporter Case Digest
| Attorney ID | 7470 |
|---|---|
| Attorney Name | Oldhouser, Wilson H. |
| DBP Docket No. | 73 DB 2002 |
| Supreme Court Docket No. | 754 D.D. No. 3 |
| County | York |
| Disciplinary Counsel | Edwin W. Frese, Jr. |
| Counsel for Respondent | |
| Decision Date | 2002-06-19 |
| Effective Date | 2002-06-19 |
| Case Digest | By ORDER dated May 9, 2002, the York County Court noted that this 84 year old Respondent was still practicing law even though he had been declared to be an incapacitated person as to matters affecting his estate. Pursuant to Pa.R.D.E. 301(b), a copy of the ORDER was forwarded to the Supreme Court which transferred Respondent to disability inactive status by ORDER of June 19, 2002, effective immediately. |
| Rule Violation(s) | None |
| Discipline Imposed | Transferred to inactive status (disability) |
| Points of Law | An attorney who is judicially declared incapacitated as to handling matters affecting his own estate should not be allowed to handle the matters of others. |
| Report/Opinion | not available |