IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, : No. 2285 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
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Petitioner : No. 17 DB 2016
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v. : Attorney Registration No. 56553
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RONALD S. POLLACK : (Bucks County)
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Respondent :
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ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 10th day of August, 2016, 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 Ronald S. Pollack is
suspended on consent from the Bar of this Commonwealth for a period of four years.
The suspension is stayed in its entirety, and he is placed on probation for a period of
four years, subject to the following conditions:
1. Respondent shall continue to prepare monthly three-way reconciliations
for all IOLTA and other fiduciary accounts;
2. Respondent shall send those reconciliations to the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel by the 20th day of the following month for the length of the
probationary period;
3. Respondent shall select a CPA or other qualified professional, subject to
the Office of Disciplinary Counsel’s approval, to periodically review
Respondent’s three-way reconciliations and certify the same for accuracy;
4. Respondent shall maintain all of the required books and records provided
by Pa.R.D.E. 221(e) in electronic form, which shall be securely backed up,
and readily accessible to Respondent and to the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel upon demand;
5. Respondent shall comply with any request by the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel for back-up records supporting his reconciliations within twenty
days of his receipt of a request for production, without the need for the
Office of Disciplinary Counsel to issue a subpoena; and
6. Respondent shall enter into regular counseling with a qualified licensed
professional and provide the Office of Disciplinary Counsel with proof of
his continued compliance with the recommended treatment and/or
medication, until the licensed professional determines that Respondent is
not in need of further treatment.