Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board Appoints Hearing Committee Members
35 Pennsylvania lawyers will serve on oversight committee
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| The Disciplinary Board Hearing Committees hear cases
and review files concerning attorneys located within their district. |
(Camp Hill, PA) - The Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced today the appointment of 35 Pennsylvania attorneys to the District Hearing Committees.
The new members are:
- Michael D. Jones of Reed, Smith LLP
- Andrew S. Miller of Duane, Morris, LLP
- Thomas M. Gallagher of Pepper, Hamilton, LLP
- Benjamin Peter Shein of Shein Law Center, Ltd.
- Arthur Stephen Novello of Dashevsky, Horwitz, et al.
- David Michael Laigaie of Miller, Alfano and Raspanti PC
- Howell K. Rosenberg of Brookman, Rosenberg, et al
- Edward F. Shay of Post and Shell PC
- George D. Bruch, Jr. of Swartz, Campbell, LLC
- Natalie D. Ramsey of Montgomery, McCracken, et al
- Christian Andrew DiCicco of the PA Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee
- Charles Eppolito II of White and Williams, LLP
- Bruce H. Bikin of Montgomery, McCracken, et al
- A. Harold Datz of A. Harold Datz, PC.
- John C. Butera of Butera and Jones in Wayne
- Denis Aloysius Gray of Conor, Weber and Oberlies in Paoli
- William J. Gallagher of MacElree, Harvey, et al. in West Chester
- James C. Brennan of Rankin, Brennan and Donaldson in Media
- Cathy A. Wilson of White and Williams, LLP in Paoli
- Michael A. Cognetti of Swarz, Campbell, LLC in West Chester
- Raymond Peppelman, Jr. of Gilligan and Peppelman in Media
- Christine Fizzano Cannon of Rawle and Henderson, LLP in Media
- Joseph G. Riper of Riley, Riper et al. in Kennett Square
- Lindsay Dare Baird of Cumberland County Children and Youth in Carlisle
- William A. Fetterhoff of Fetterhoff and Zilli in Harrisburg
- Daniel John Barrett of Athens
- Jeffrey Paul Edmunds of Carpenter and Edmunds in Sunbury
- Gary David Veshecco of Erie Insurance Group in Erie
- Laura Ann Ditka of the Allegheny County District Attorney's office in Pittsburgh
- Martin T. Durkin, Jr. of Pietragallo, Bosick and Gordon in Pittsburgh
- Jan C. Swensen of Swensen, Perer and Kontos in Pittsburgh
- Charles Joseph Avalli of Goldberg, Gruener, et al. in Pittsburgh
- James D. Chiafullo of Cohen and Grigsby, PC in Pittsburgh
- Mark R. Alberts of Goldberg, Gruener, et al. in Pittsburgh
- Richard A. Vendetti of Vendetti and Vendetti in Erie
The Disciplinary Board Hearing Committees hear cases and review files concerning attorneys located within that district. After analyzing a case they make recommendations to the board concerning attorney discipline.
Hearing Committee members are attorneys appointed by the Disciplinary Board, and serve on a voluntary, unpaid basis. All Hearing Committee members and alternates must be members of the Pennsylvania Bar for at least five years and maintain an office for the practice of law within the district. Eligible attorneys are nominated by Disciplinary Board Members based on their reputation among the legal community. Members serve three-year terms on a committee and can be reappointed for one additional term.
The Hearing Committees are separated into four districts. District I covers Philadelphia County. District II covers the Eastern Pennsylvania counties outside of Philadelphia. District III includes Central Pennsylvania and District IV is Western Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh. Each of the four districts has Hearing Committees composed of three-member panels.
The 16-member Disciplinary Board is an independent agency created by the Supreme Court with complete oversight and investigative power to review the conduct of Pennsylvania lawyers and to assure compliance by all attorneys to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct.
The Disciplinary Board's goals are to protect the general public, to maintain a high standard of integrity in the legal profession, and to safeguard the reputation of the courts of Pennsylvania. The Board is comprised of 14 attorneys and two non-lawyers from across Pennsylvania, who meet regularly to review and decide cases, policy and Board administrative matters.
The Disciplinary Board was created by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to review conduct and assure compliance by all attorneys to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct. For more information about the Disciplinary Board please visit www.padisciplinaryboard.org or contact Nathan Pigott at (717) 975-2148 or npigott@hersheyphilbin.com.