The Disciplinary Board was created by the Supreme Court in 1972 to consider and investigate the conduct of any person subject to the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement (Pa. R.D.E.). Such persons include:

• any attorney admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania
• any attorney of another jurisdiction specially admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court for a particular proceeding
• any disbarred, suspended or inactive attorney, with respect to violation of any rules committed prior to disbarment, suspension or transfer to inactivity
• any justice, judge or district justice, with respect to any violation of rules committed prior to taking office, if the Judicial Conduct Board declines jurisdiction
• any attorney who resumes practice of law, with respect to any nonjudicial acts performed while in office as a justice, judge or district justice.

Investigations may be initiated by the Disciplinary Board on its own motion or upon complaint from another person.

Committee Members

Smith Barton Gephart, Esq., Chair
William Pietragallo, II, Esq., Vice Chair

Mark S. Baer
Laurence H. Brown, Esq.
Carl D. Buchholz, III, Esq.
Sal Cognetti, Jr., Esq.
Stewart L. Cohen, Esq.
Gary G. Gentile, Esq.
Charlotte S. Jeffires, Esq.
Jonathan H. Newman, Esq.,
Frank X. O'Connor, Esq.
Mark S. Raspanti, Esq.
Robert C. Saidis, Esq.
Robert L. Storey
Donald E. Wright, Jr., Esq.

Staff
Joseph W. Farrell, Executive Director
Elaine M. Bixler, Secretary
Paul J. Killion, Esq., Chief Disciplinary Counsel