Opinion ID: 4529972
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Disciplinary Board Proceedings

Text: On September 30, 2017, Fauntleroy filed a complaint with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, alleging that Conner had abused his power of attorney privileges. The ODC subsequently mailed Conner a letter notifying him of the complaint. Conner responded to the ODC and admitted to making the withdrawals from Fauntleroy’s accounts at casinos but explained that he “requested and received permission from Ms. Fauntleroy” to do so. App. 30. On June 21, 2018, the Disciplinary Board held a hearing (the “ODC hearing”) at which Conner represented himself and, through that representation, personally crossexamined Fauntleroy. Although Fauntleroy’s direct testimony was brief, spanning only three pages of the hearing transcript, Conner devoted considerable time to his cross- 6 examination of her, which comprises approximately 52 pages of the hearing transcript. After a short re-direct, Conner declined to conduct a re-cross examination.