Legal Opinion
Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Kiesewetter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 27, 2005No. 968 Disciplinary Docket 3PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice CAPPY.
In this disciplinary matter, we must determine whether Respondent William B. Kiesewetter Jr. should be disbarred from the practice of law in this Commonwealth as a result of a 1994 federal civil jury verdict entered against him for fraud. For the reasons set forth herein, we hold that the Disciplinary Board (hereinafter “Board”) properly applied the doctrine of collateral estoppel under the circumstances of this case and agree that disbarment is warranted.
On December 21, 1999, Office of Disciplinary Counsel (hereinafter “ODC”) filed a petition for discipline,…
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