P.J.S. v. Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission

NARICK, Senior Judge.

P.J.S. (Petitioner) is an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. From 1990 to 1994, Petitioner served as a solicitor for the City of Erie (City). Petitioner alleges that during that period of time he was also employed at a private law firm. In June of 1994, the State Ethics Commission (Commission) began an investigation on a complaint filed against Petitioner alleging that he violated Section 3(a) of the “State Ethics Act” (Act),1 which provides that, “[n]o public official or public employee should engage in conduct that creates a conflict…