http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/ The latest news from the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania en-us Other News Each January, we look back and identify the most significant Pennsylvania disciplinary cases of the past year. http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/newsletters/2012/january.php#story3 Other News In November, we reported on the subject of the ethics of cloud computing. http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/newsletters/2012/january.php#story3 Other News Effective with the July 1, 2011 registration deadline, Active and Inactive attorneys, In-House Corporate Counsel and Foreign Legal Consultants had the option of securely submitting their annual registration forms and paying their annual fee to the Attorney Registration Office of the Disciplinary Board online. http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/newsletters/2011/december.php#story1 Other News The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has determined that under Pennsylvania law, challenges to orders rejecting claims of privilege and requiring disclosure may be challenged directly, even if the order would otherwise be un-appealable as interlocutory. http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/newsletters/2011/december.php#story2 Other News The Disciplinary Board has added a Google Search capability to its website, www.padb.us. http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/newsletters/2011/november.php#story5 Other News The forms can be found under the Attorney Forms section of the site. http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/forms/attorneys.php#litigation Other News The Secretary of the Disciplinary Board has published a schedule of the courses an attorney seeking reinstatement must take. Every formerly admitted attorney who petitions for reinstatement under these rules shall take a minimum of 36 hours of accredited PA CLE courses with a minimum 12 of those hours in the area of Ethics. http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/newsroom/news/2011/1103.php Other News Disciplinary Board Rule §89.279 requires that formerly admitted attorneys seeking reinstatement from disbarment or suspension for more than one year, or from administrative suspension, retired status or inactive status for more than three years, must take courses meeting the requirements of the current schedule published by the Office of the Secretary within one year preceding the filing a petition for reinstatement. http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/newsletters/2011/october.php#story4 Other News On August 24, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed down a significant decision examining a law firm's duty to investigate information provided by the client before incorporating it into pleadings or motions. http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/newsletters/2011/october.php#story1 Other News New procedures regarding the broadcast of court proceedings allows PCN to choose which session days to record, but all proceedings must be aired in its entirety. To learn more, read the press release provided by PCN. http://www.pcntv.com/featured/supreme-court