Eminent Business Law Attorney Named To Additional Term On Pennsylvania Supreme Court Board
(Camp Hill, PA) - The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has announced that Robert E. J. Curran, a member of the Media law firm of Curran & Byrne, P.C., has been appointed to a second three-year term on the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
The 16-member Disciplinary Board is an independent agency created by the Supreme Court and independently funded through an annual assessment of attorneys practicing in Pennsylvania. Comprised of 14 attorneys and two non-lawyers from across the state, the Board meets regularly to decide cases, policy and board administrative matters. The 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 in the Commonwealth by assuring compliance by all attorneys to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct.
In an illustrious career which has spanned more than four decades, Mr. Curran has served as a lecturer in law at Temple University Law School; Special Attorney General for the PA Department of Justice; U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of PA; member of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys; Chairman, Criminal Justice Act Selection Committee of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA; Referee, Commonwealth Court 1995 -; Member, PA Supreme Court Judicial Conduct Board 1996-1999, Chairman, 1997-1999. His contributions to the Supreme Court Disciplinary Board include: Panel Member, Hearing Committee, 1985-1988; and Board Member 2002-to present.
A graduate of Washington & Lee University, B.A., and Temple University School of Law, Mr. Curran is the managing partner in his law firm, specializing in corporate law, business law, trusts and estates, and civil litigation.
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 Karen Gross at (717) 975-2148 or kgross@hersheyphilbin.com.