Section 91.36. Effect of reversal of conviction

(a) General rule. Enforcement Rule 214(g) provides that an attorney suspended under the provisions of § 91.34 (relating to temporary suspension upon conviction of a crime) may be reinstated immediately upon the filing by the Board with the Supreme Court of a certificate demonstrating that the underlying conviction has been reversed, but that the reinstatement shall not terminate any formal proceeding then pending against the attorney.

(b) Service on Board of the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security. A copy of the certificate filed by the Board with the Supreme Court under subdivision (a) shall be served on the Board of the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security.

Official Note

The purpose of service on the Board of the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security is to permit it to notify the Supreme Court if disbursements have been made from the Fund with respect to dishonest conduct by the attorney whose conviction has been reversed so that the Court may determine if restitution should be made a condition of reinstatement.

The provisions of this § 91.37 adopted through July 8, 1983, effective July 9, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 2138; amended February 4, 1994, effective February 5, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 731; amended and renumbered as § 91.36 August 11, 2012, effective immediately, 42 Pa.B. 5156. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (358072) to (358073).