To a lawyer, particularly one who had gone after Colombian drug dealers and child pornographers as a federal prosecutor, the charges were devastating.
The state Supreme Court, which last month suspended attorney Bernard V. O'Hare III from practicing law for two years, charged that the former Bethlehem lawyer had engaged in dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation and forgery in the handling of a client's affairs.
They were the kinds of allegations that O'Hare, who had been an assistant U.S. attorney in Scranton for 18 months when he resigned last August, had often made in court against the criminals he prosecuted.
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This time, however, they were being used to describe his own professional conduct.
And accompanying them was an unusually harsh penalty - a two-year suspension, rather than the one-year sanction recommended by a committee of his peers - which the state's highest court said was prompted by the "serious transgressions" suffered by O'Hare's client and the legal profession itself.
Contacted by telephone at his Wind Gap home last week, the 35-year-old lawyer talked at length about the personal problem that has interrupted - maybe even ended - his legal career, but stipulated that the information could not be published.
O'Hare's off-the-record remarks, however, underscored the tone of the Supreme Court's suspension order, which laid the blame for the lawyer's misconduct on personal and emotional problems, not criminal intent or financial gain.
"(O'Hare is) a sincere young man who seriously performed his duties but was caught in a set of circumstances which he responded to with regretable conduct," the disciplinary board of the state Supreme Court said in its report. "But he did not take the action for his own financial gain."
Indeed, the court made reinstatement conditional upon a medical report indicating that O'Hare is "emotionally and physically" capable of resuming the duties of his profession.
While there are indications that O'Hare has made considerable progress over the last nine months - and intends at some point to seek reinstatement to the legal profession - his problems are far from over.
While the Supreme Court disciplinary board's report indicated O'Hare's problems go back at least to 1980, the first public indication was when he was disbarred on Jan. 9.
The disciplinary action was based on allegations by George Usry, a former Bethlehem Steel Corp. worker who charged O'Hare misrepresented him in a 1980 suit against the company.
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Sounds like gilbert is falling back into line with angle's army. angle resigned, 'bobble-head Barbra' resigned, but gilbert didn't listen and stayed on the finance committee. He was chair and had responsibilities. Think gilbert has learned how angle will dig up dirt and use his blogger to attack him, unless he stays in line? His resignation might mean, yes.
Mr. Stoffa and Mr. Giblert received Turkeys today form the Express Times. However, the real story here is how Mr. Gilbert's politcal allies, B.O. and Mr. Angle have made it impossible for Mr. Gilbert to get another job in the banking industry.
Is it true that Bruce Gilbert is going to ask Ronald Angle when he is going to claim his Uncle Fred's body from the Gracedale morgue ?
ReplyDeleteIs it true that Ron Angle won't take responsibility for his own deceased uncle. That is low even for Ron Angle.
ReplyDeleteTo a lawyer, particularly one who had gone after Colombian drug dealers and child pornographers as a federal prosecutor, the charges were devastating.
ReplyDeleteThe state Supreme Court, which last month suspended attorney Bernard V. O'Hare III from practicing law for two years, charged that the former Bethlehem lawyer had engaged in dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation and forgery in the handling of a client's affairs.
They were the kinds of allegations that O'Hare, who had been an assistant U.S. attorney in Scranton for 18 months when he resigned last August, had often made in court against the criminals he prosecuted.
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This time, however, they were being used to describe his own professional conduct.
And accompanying them was an unusually harsh penalty - a two-year suspension, rather than the one-year sanction recommended by a committee of his peers - which the state's highest court said was prompted by the "serious transgressions" suffered by O'Hare's client and the legal profession itself.
Contacted by telephone at his Wind Gap home last week, the 35-year-old lawyer talked at length about the personal problem that has interrupted - maybe even ended - his legal career, but stipulated that the information could not be published.
O'Hare's off-the-record remarks, however, underscored the tone of the Supreme Court's suspension order, which laid the blame for the lawyer's misconduct on personal and emotional problems, not criminal intent or financial gain.
"(O'Hare is) a sincere young man who seriously performed his duties but was caught in a set of circumstances which he responded to with regretable conduct," the disciplinary board of the state Supreme Court said in its report. "But he did not take the action for his own financial gain."
Indeed, the court made reinstatement conditional upon a medical report indicating that O'Hare is "emotionally and physically" capable of resuming the duties of his profession.
While there are indications that O'Hare has made considerable progress over the last nine months - and intends at some point to seek reinstatement to the legal profession - his problems are far from over.
While the Supreme Court disciplinary board's report indicated O'Hare's problems go back at least to 1980, the first public indication was when he was disbarred on Jan. 9.
The disciplinary action was based on allegations by George Usry, a former Bethlehem Steel Corp. worker who charged O'Hare misrepresented him in a 1980 suit against the company.
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Sounds like gilbert is falling back into line with angle's army. angle resigned, 'bobble-head Barbra' resigned, but gilbert didn't listen and stayed on the finance committee. He was chair and had responsibilities. Think gilbert has learned how angle will dig up dirt and use his blogger to attack him, unless he stays in line? His resignation might mean, yes.
ReplyDeleteMr. Stoffa and Mr. Giblert received Turkeys today form the Express Times. However, the real story here is how Mr. Gilbert's politcal allies, B.O. and Mr. Angle have made it impossible for Mr. Gilbert to get another job in the banking industry.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't O'Hare work for the ET? Just another attack on gilbert, angle used his ties again?
ReplyDeleteanyone have Scott Parsons's address for donations?
ReplyDeleteYes. Box A, Portland, Pa. 18351
ReplyDeleteHa Ha, so funny for a 'bottom-feeder'. You can guess who's address is above, might be worth deleting. hee hee hee
ReplyDeleteCitizens To Elect Scott Parsons
PO BOX 23
Wind Gap, Pa 18091-0023
Why is John Conklin still MIA ???
ReplyDeleteVote Scott Parsons.
ReplyDeleteIf all of the people who signed the petition to Save Gracedale, contributed just $2 dollars to Scott's campaign, he'd have more money than Angle.
ReplyDeleteToday's Daily Mantra...vote for Scott Parsons.
ReplyDeleteAngle uncle is at Gracedale. Ron said county got his money, so county can bury him.
ReplyDeleteSeriouisly 3:15...really? Reason number 6.02x10 to the 23rd to vote for Scott Parsons.
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