Court Opinion

ID: 9391677
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Date Created: 2023-05-02 20:09:12.869307+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:18:40.974089
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

 OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY                      :   No. 2970 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
 COUNSEL,                                    :
                                             :
                       Petitioner            :   No. 91 DB 2022
                v.                           :
                                             :
                                             :   Attorney Registration No. 209192
  GINA YVONNE TOPPIN,                        :
                                             :
                       Respondent            :   (Philadelphia)

                                         ORDER
PER CURIAM

       AND NOW, this 1st day of May, 2023, upon consideration of the Recommendation

of the Three-Member Panel of the Disciplinary Board, the Joint Petition in Support of

Discipline on Consent is granted, and Gina Yvonne Toppin is suspended on consent from

the Bar of this Commonwealth for a period of three months, followed by a period of

probation for three years, subject to the following conditions:

       1. Respondent shall establish treatment with a qualified mental healthcare

       professional for a minimum of three years on a weekly or biweekly basis, or as

       prescribed by the mental healthcare professional;

       2. Respondent shall cooperate with the directions of the mental healthcare

       professional supervising her treatment, take medications as prescribed, and

       engage in therapy and counseling sessions as directed;

       3. Respondent shall file quarterly written reports with the Board Prothonotary and

       shall attach reports verifying the above counseling and treatment; and

       4. Respondent will not commit any willful violation of the Rules of Professional

       Conduct, Enforcement Rules, or the terms of probation.

       Respondent shall also comply with the provisions of Pa.R.D.E. 217 and pay costs

to the Disciplinary Board. See Pa.R.D.E. 208(g).