Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Walker

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This is a direct review 1 of a recommendation of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania that respondent Boyd H. Walker be publicly censured by this Court for professional misconduct occurring during the administration of the estate of Rosa H. Henninger.

The essential facts of this case are undisputed. Rosa H. Henninger (Henninger), an 85 year old woman, executed a will and a revocable inter vivos trust in June of 1966. The will, executed on June 1, 1966, named Henninger’s three nephews and a niece as residuary legatees and nominated the…