Attorney Richard Ross of Pittsburgh; check bouncing slacker

The state of Pennsylvania provided Richard S. Ross with a law license in 1978 after he graduated from Temple University Law School.

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) found Dick guilty of the following misconduct.

• Wrote check for $2,485 on insufficient funds account (rubber)
• Collected/charged excessive/illegal $4,500 in unearned fees from client (crook)
• Failed to refund $4,500 in unearned fees until ordered to do so by Office of Disciplinary Counsel and only after client filed ethics complaint
• Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty or misrepresentation
• Failed to comply with client information requests
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Commingled client funds with personal funds
• Failed to keep client informed of status of legal matter

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court punished Dick by gifting him with a complimentary stayed 1-year suspension of his law license.

In truth, the comedians sitting on the Disciplinary Counsel didn’t mete out any meaningful punishment to

As we speak (ca. March 2018) Dick practices at 6425 Living Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.