Sunday, April 13, 2014

Supreme Court suspends former Phila. judge's law license


PHILADELPHIA It's been 18 months since Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Willis W. Berry Jr. retired on the day he was to pay a $180,000 civil fraud judgment involving a property that a jury found he acquired by deceiving a client.
 
Now, that same ethical violation has cost the 71-year-old Berry his license to practice law for the next year. The state Supreme Court on Wednesday approved without comment the suspension recommended in October by its lawyer Disciplinary Board.

The board's report called Berry's violation "serious misconduct" that requires suspension to "protect the public and preserve the integrity of the legal profession."

Samuel C. Stretton, who represented Berry before the Disciplinary Board in 2012, said he was "very disappointed that he has been disciplined for something that occurred . . . 19-plus years in the past. He's done a lot of good."

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2 comments:

  1. ThelmaSunday, April 13, 2014 5:46:00 AM

    There are other ways to protect the public and the gov and the Bar are not doing anything to stop the stealing.

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  2. StandUpSunday, April 13, 2014 9:41:00 AM

    There are more and more articles of lawyers and judges getting suspended or disbarred and that's encouraging.

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