Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Valentino

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This disciplinary matter arises from a Petition for Discipline charging Respondent, Philip Valentino, Jr., with a violation of Pa.R.D.E. 203(b)(1), based upon his conviction of one count of mail fraud,18 U.S.C. § 1341. The Disciplinary Board has recommended that Respondent be disbarred. Upon independent review of the circumstances surrounding Respondent’s conviction, we hold that the appropriate sanction for his misconduct is a five-year suspension, retroactive to the date of temporary suspension.

The record establishes that between 1987 and 1996, Respondent and Dr.…