Opinion
No. 137 DB 2020
10-08-2020
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL Petitioner v. KRISTEN DOLEVA-LECHER Respondent
Attorney Registration No. 90476 (Berks County) ORDER
AND NOW, this 8 th day of October, 2020, in accordance with Rule 215(g), Pa.R.D.E., the three-member Panel of the Disciplinary Board having reviewed and approved the Joint Petition in Support of Discipline on Consent filed in the above captioned matter; and it is
ORDERED that the said KRISTEN DOLEVA-LECHER, of Berks County be subjected to a PUBLIC REPRIMAND by the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as provided in Rule 204(a) and Rule 205(c)(9) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall be placed on PROBATION for a period of one year subject to the following conditions:
Conditions of Probation:
1. Respondent shall maintain the records required by Pa.R.P.C. 1.15(c) for her IOLTA account;
2. Respondent shall provide verification to ODC that she has retained a CPA or other qualified professional who will conduct a quarterly review of her financial records related to her entrusted funds to ensure compliance with Pa.R.P.C. 1.15; and
3. Respondent shall send those records, after being reviewed by the professional and certified for accuracy, to ODC on a quarterly basis.
Failure to comply with the above Conditions shall be grounds for reconsideration of the matter under the specific provision of Enforcement Rule 203(b)(2) and Disciplinary Board Rule 87.53(b). Costs shall be paid by the Respondent.
BY THE BOARD:
/s/_________
Board Chair TRUE COPY FROM RECORD
Attest: /s/_________
Marcee D. Sloan
Board Prothonotary
The Disciplinary Board of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania