Title: Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Pet v. Gross (Per Curiam Order)
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 605 DISCIPLINARY DOCKET NO. 3, J-169-2003
State: Pennsylvania
Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: December 24, 2003

[J-169-2003] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY : No. 605 Disciplinary Docket No. 3 COUNSEL, : Petitioner : : Disciplinary Board Nos. 57 and 58 : DB 2000 v. : : Attorney Registration No. 07068 : (Dauphin County) WILLIAM M. GROSS, : Respondent : Argued: December 3, 2003 O R D E R PER CURIAM: DECIDED: DECEMBER 23, 2003 Upon consideration of the Report and Recommendations of the Disciplinary Board dated March 31, 2003, and following oral argument, it is hereby ORDERED that William M. Gross be and he is disbarred from the Bar of this Commonwealth retroactive to March 14, 2001, and he shall comply with all the provisions of Rule 217, Pa.R.D.E. It is further ORDERED that respondent shall pay costs to the Disciplinary Board pursuant to Rule 208(g), Pa.R.D.E. Mr. Chief Justice Cappy and Messrs. Justice Castille and Nigro dissent and would impose a five-year suspension retroactive to March 14, 2001.