Title: Matter of a Member of Bar: Donald C. Vavala, III

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
IN THE MATTER OF A MEMBER § 
OF THE BAR OF THE SUPREME 
§  No. 208, 2018 
COURT OF THE STATE OF   
§ 
DELAWARE: 
 
 
 
§  ODC File No. 113845-B 
§ 
 
DONALD C. VAVALA, III, 
§   
 
 
Respondent.  
 
§ 
 
 
Submitted: May 2, 2018 
 
   Decided: May 3, 2018 
 
Before VALIHURA, SEITZ, and TRAYNOR, Justices. 
PER CURIAM: 
 
O R D E R 
The Court has received sufficient evidence reflecting that Donald C. Vavala, III, 
Esquire (“the Respondent”), a lawyer subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of this 
Court, has been charged with felonious criminal conduct. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:  
 
(1) 
The Respondent is immediately suspended from the practice of law in this 
State, under Rule 16(a) of the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Disciplinary Procedure 
(“DLRDP”), pending the disposition of disciplinary proceedings before the Board on 
Professional Responsibility.   
 
(2) 
During the period of interim suspension, the Respondent shall not: 
 
(a) 
share in any legal fees arising from clients or cases referred by him 
 
 
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during the period of suspension to any other lawyer; or 
 
(b) 
share in any legal fees earned for services by others during such 
period of suspension.  The Respondent also shall be prohibited from having 
any contact with clients or prospective clients or witnesses or prospective 
witnesses when acting as a paralegal, legal assistant, or law clerk under the 
supervision of a member of the Delaware Bar. 
 
(3) 
This Order shall be made public.