Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Anonymous Attorney A

552 Pa. 223 (1998)

714 A.2d 402

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,

v.

ANONYMOUS ATTORNEY A, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted September 24, 1997.

Decided July 8, 1998.

Albert G. Blakey, for respondent.

Joseph J. Huss, Lemoyne, for Disciplinary Counsel.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice:

In this appeal from a decision of the Disciplinary Board (Board), we address the element of scienter necessary to establish a prima facie violation of Rule of Professional Conduct (Rule) 8.4(c) where the…