Opinion
2508 Disciplinary Docket 3 41 DB 2018
01-05-2024
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner v. GREGORY M. PALUMBO, Respondent
Attorney Registration No. 46466 (Out of State)
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 5th day of January, 2024, upon consideration of the Verified Statement of Resignation, Gregory M. Palumbo is disbarred on consent from the Bar of this Commonwealth. See Pa.R.D.E. 215. Respondent shall comply with the provisions of Pa.R.D.E. 217 and pay costs to the Disciplinary Board. See Pa.R.D.E. 208(g).
Justice McCaffery did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.
RESIGNATION
UNDER Pa.R.D.E. 215
Gregory M. Palumbo, hereby tenders his unconditional resignation from the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in conformity with Pa.R.D.E. 215 ("Enforcement Rules") and further states as follows:
1. He is a formally admitted attorney in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, having been admitted to the bar on or about November 6, 1986. His attorney registration number is 46466.
2. By Order dated August 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania placed him on temporary suspension.
3. He has failed to file a verified statement of compliance pursuant to Pa.R.D.E. 217(e)(1).
4. He desires to submit his resignation as a member of said bar.
5. His resignation is freely and voluntarily rendered; he is not being subjected to coercion or duress and he is fully aware of the implications of submitting this resignation.
6. He acknowledges that he is fully aware of his right to consult and employ counsel to represent him in the instant proceeding. He/has not retained, consulted with and acted upon the advice of counsel in connection with his decision to execute the within resignation.
7. He is aware that there is presently pending an investigation into allegations that he has been guilty of misconduct relating to his criminal convictions for Robbery, Theft, Receiving Stolen Property, Terroristic Threats, and Firearms Not to Be Carried Without a License in Commonwealth vs. Gregory Mark Palumbo, In the Court of Common Pleas Chester County, Pennsylvania, No. 15-CR-0000651-2022. A true and correct copy of the Verdict Slip issued by the Honorable Allison Bell Royer is attached hereto, made a part hereof and marked Exhibit "A".
8. He acknowledges that the material facts upon which his professional misconduct is predicated, contained in Exhibit A, are true.
9. He submits the within resignation because he knows that he could not successfully defend himself against the charges of professional misconduct.
10. He is fully aware that the submission of this Resignation Statement is irrevocable and that he can only apply for reinstatement to the practice of law pursuant to the provisions of Enforcement Rule 218(b) and (c).
11. He is aware that pursuant to Enforcement Rule 215(c) the fact that he has tendered his resignation shall become a matter of public record immediately upon delivery of the resignation statement to Disciplinary Counsel or the Board Prothonotary.
12. Upon entry of the order disbarring him on consent, he will promptly comply with the notice, withdrawal, resignation, trust account, and cease-and-desist provisions of Enforcement Rule 217 (a), (b), (c) and (d).
13. After entry of the order disbarring him on consent, he will file a verified statement of compliance as required by Enforcement Rule 217(e)(1).
14. He is aware that the waiting period for eligibility to apply for reinstatement to the practice of law under Enforcement Rule 218(b) shall not begin until he files the verified statement of compliance required by Enforcement Rule 217(e)(1) and if the order of disbarment contains a provision that makes the disbarment retroactive to an earlier date, then the waiting period will be deemed to have begun on that earlier date.
It is understood that the statements made herein are subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S., Section 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities).
Gregory Mark Palumbo (Respondent)
(Exhibit A Omitted)