In Re Disciplinary Action Against Vitko

ORDER

The Director of the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board filed a petition with this Court alleging that the respondent John P. Vitko has committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline. In the petition, the Director alleges that respondent was a partner at a large law firm from 1977 until 1985 when respondent’s partnership was terminated by the firm; during the time respondent was a partner at the law firm, respondent also was considered an employee of Specialty Manufacturing Company, a corporate client of respondent’s for whom respondent served as legal counsel,…