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Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Panarella

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 11, 2004
849 A.2d 1131 (Pa. 2004)

Opinion

No. 677 Disciplinary Docket No. 3.

May 11, 2004.

No. 677 Disciplinary Docket No. 3 — Supreme Court, No. 98 DB 2001 — Disciplinary Board, Attorney Registration No. 17190 (Out of State).


ORDER


AND NOW, this 11th day of May, 2004, upon consideration of the Report and Recommendations of the Disciplinary Board dated February 4, 2004, it is hereby

ORDERED that NICHOLAS PANARELLA JR., be and he is SUSPENDED from the Bar of this Commonwealth for a period of four years, retroactive to July 10, 2001, and he shall comply with all the provisions of Rule 217 Pa.R.D.E.

It is further ORDERED that respondent shall pay costs to the Disciplinary Board pursuant to Rule 208(g), Pa.R.D.E.

Justice NEWMAN and Justice BAER dissent and would impose a five-year suspension retroactive to July 10, 2001.


Summaries of

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Panarella

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 11, 2004
849 A.2d 1131 (Pa. 2004)
Case details for

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Panarella

Case Details

Full title:OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner v. NICHOLAS PANARELLA, JR…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: May 11, 2004

Citations

849 A.2d 1131 (Pa. 2004)
849 A.2d 1131

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