By Brendan F. Quigley and Heather Souder Choi

On February 19, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered that the former general counsel of Penn State University (“the GC”) be publicly reprimanded, finding that the GC had violated multiple ethical rules, in connection with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s investigation of sex abuse by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.[1] Reviewing a prior decision from the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the February 19 opinion noted not only the GC’s violations of multiple rules, but also the “significant personal and public effect” these lapses had in the context of a high-profile criminal investigation and the GC’s “lack of remorse.” Continue reading →