PA · rules
Pa.R.D.E. 504
Confidentiality
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All claims filed with the Fund shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed. This confidentiality requirement extends to all documents and things made and/or obtained, and all investigations and proceedings conducted and/or held by the Fund in connection with the filing of a claim.
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Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Fund, after an award is approved, may disclose the following information:
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the name of the Claimant (if Claimant has granted written permission to disclose or has independently publically disclosed the filing of a claim with the Fund);
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the name of the Covered Attorney;
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the amount claimed;
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the amount awarded; and
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a summary of the claim.
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Nothing in this Rule shall preclude the Fund from utilizing confidential information in the release of statistical data or in the pursuit of the Fund’s subrogation rights.
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This Rule shall not be construed to preclude disclosure, at any time during any investigation and/or proceeding, for confidential information requested by the following entities:
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authorized agencies investigation the qualifications of judicial candidates and any proceedings related thereto;
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the Judicial Conduct Board and/or its counterpart in other jurisdictions conducting an investigation or proceeding;
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authorized agencies investigating qualifications for government employment and any proceedings related thereto;
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federal courts and/or other jurisdictions investigating qualifications for admission to practice law and any proceedings related thereto;
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Office of Disciplinary Counsel and/or the Disciplinary Board and/or its committees;
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lawyer discipline agencies and client protection funds in other jurisdictions investigating a disciplinary complaint, client protection claim or qualifications for admission or readmission to practice law and any proceedings related thereto; or
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law enforcement authorities investigation and/or prosecuting the Covered Attorney for a criminal offense.
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Requests for the release of confidential information by any person or entity, other than those identified in subsection (d), must be made to the Fund through the issuance of a subpoena; requests for same made under the Freedom of Information Act will not be honored.
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DISHONEST CONDUCT OF ATTORNEY
Provenance
- Source
- www.padisciplinaryboard.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
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