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Pa. Disciplinary Bd. R. 85.13
Verification by respondent-attorneys
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Every pleading or response to a letter requesting statement of position under § 87.7(b) of these rules submitted by or on behalf of a respondent-attorney in any proceeding under these rules that contains an averment of fact not appearing of record or a denial of fact shall include or be accompanied by a verified statement signed by the respondent-attorney that the averment or denial is true based upon the respondent-attorney’s personal knowledge or information and belief. The respondent-attorney need not aver the source of the information or expectation of ability to prove the averment or denial. The verified statement may be based upon personal knowledge as to a part and upon information and belief as to the remainder.
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Subchap. Sec.
A. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS 87.1
B. REVIEW OF RECOMMENDED DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINT 87.31
C. FINAL DISPOSITION WITHOUT FORMAL PROCEEDINGS 87.51
D. ABATEMENT OF INVESTIGATION 87.71
Subchapter A.
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
COMPLAINTS
Sec.
87.1. Initiation of investigations.
87.2. Contents of complaint.
87.3. Distribution of complaint forms.
87.4. Preliminary screening and docketing of complaints.
87.5. Transmission to disciplinary district office for investigation.
87.6. Investigation.
87.7. Notification to respondent-attorney of complaint and duty to respond; duty to produce Pa.R.P.C. 1.15’s required records and effect of failure to produce.
87.8. District office action or recommendation.
87.9. Office of Disciplinary Counsel action.
INQUIRIES
87.21. Inquiries.
COMPLAINTS
Provenance
- Source
- www.padisciplinaryboard.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
- Content hash
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