Legal Opinion

Berlant Appeal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 16, 1974No. Appeal, No. 348PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Jones,

By order of the Disciplinary Court of the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County, appellant was suspended from the practice of law for five years.1 The basis for that order was the court’s finding of his guilt with regard to fifteen instances of improper solicitation of cases, ten instances of filing false contingent fee agreements, five instances of making improper advances to clients, two instances of impeding the court’s investigation, two instances of submitting *441false medical bills, one instance of subornation of perjury, and failing to make timely…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Spevack v. KleinSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Herbert W. Salus's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Moyerman's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  4. Krehel AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  5. Lemisch's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Adler, Barish, Daniels, Levin & Creskoff v. EpsteinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. KellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. LucariniSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Office of the Disciplinary Counsel v. CampbellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. GrigsbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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