| Attorney ID |
81787 |
| Attorney Name |
Bernardino, Jose Victor |
| DBP Docket No. |
167 DB 2003 and168 DB 2003 |
| Supreme Court Docket No. |
1206 DD No. 3 |
| County |
Philadelphia |
| Disciplinary Counsel |
Barbara S. Rosenberg |
| Counsel for Respondent |
Carol Ann Sweeney |
| Decision Date |
2006-12-04 |
| Effective Date |
2007-01-13 |
| Case Digest |
While employed by a law firm as a full-time associate, Respondent utilized firm resources to provide services to non-firm clients during time when he was responsible for performing services to the firm, directed firm and non-firm clients and obligors of such clients to remit fees and proceeds to him directly rather than to the firm, and failed to reveal to the firm that he had received fees for such services and to remit to the firm those fees for apportionment of the amount due to him. Respondent also used a name different from that on his attorney registration records. |
| Rule Violation(s) |
RPC 1.15(a), RPC 1.15(b), RPC 1.15(c), RPC 8.4(c), and Pa.R.D.E. 219(d) |
| Discipline Imposed |
One year suspension with conditions of restitution to the firm, dismissal of lawsuit |
| Points of Law |
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| Report/Opinion |
not available |
