Legal Opinion
Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Grigsby
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 5, 1981No. 255, Disciplinary Docket 1, Disciplinary Board File 17 DB 79PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
This attorney disciplinary proceeding presents the following questions: whether there is sufficient evidence to prove that John T. Grigsby, III (respondent) filed a sworn pleading which he knew was false; whether respondent’s conduct violates Disciplinary Rule 1-102 of the Code of Professional Responsibility [hereinafter cited as DR 1-102]; and whether disbarment is an appropriate sanction, considering respondent’s history of disciplinary violations.
Respondent, a lawyer in the Philadelphia area since 1963, has a history of disciplinary infractions. In 1970, the…
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