Legal Opinion

In Re Perrone

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 17, 2001No. 959 Disciplinary Docket 2PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIGRO, JUSTICE:

This case involves Petitioner William Perrone’s petition to be reinstated following his disbarment from the practice of law in Pennsylvania. On July 27, 1993, Perrone pleaded guilty to theft by deception, tampering with public records or information, securing execution of documents by deception and unsworn falsification to authorities. The criminal charges stemmed from Perrone’s filing of false and misleading fee petitions which requested payment for legal services purportedly provided to indigent defendants in the City of Philadelphia (“City”) Perrone was sentenced to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. KellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. GrigsbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Matter of CostiganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. In Re VerlinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. City of Wilkes-Barre v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. In Re PerroneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. In re LordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. In Re Cleaver-BascombeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
  4. In Re Cleaver-BascombeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
  5. In Re PerroneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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