In the Matter of: Zenford Antonio Mitchell ( 2015 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, : No. 2106 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
Petitioner :
: No. 57 DB 2015
v. :
: Attorney Registration No. 61972ZENFORD ANTONIO MITCHELL, :
Respondent : (Allegheny County)
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
AND NOW, this 4th day of June, 2015, upon consideration of the
Recommendation of the Three-Member Panel of the Disciplinary Board dated May 13,
2015, the Joint Petition in Support of Discipline on Consent is hereby GRANTED
pursuant to Pa.R.D.E. 215(g), and it is
ORDERED that Zenford Antonio Mitchell be suspended on consent from the
practice of law in this Commonwealth for a period of one year and one day, that the
suspension be stayed in its entirety and that he be placed on probation for a period of
two years, subject to the following:
1. Respondent shall remain in compliance with all the conditions which
were imposed as part of his criminal probation by the United States District
Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on June 25, 2014, at No. 2:13-
cr-104.1
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The parties have recited the probation conditions from the federal court's order and
incorporated them as follows:
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2. Two times each year, Respondent shall submit to the Secretary of the
Board a Verification stating that he is in compliance with all such conditions.
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a. In addition to “the standard conditions of supervision pursuant to
Federal Probation Guidelines”, Respondent shall not illegally possess a
controlled substance, shall not possess a firearm, ammunition, destructive
device or any other dangerous weapon, shall be placed on home
detention for a period of eight months and shall remain at his place of
residence except for employment or other activities approved in advance
by his probation officer;
b. Respondent was to pay the cost of any electronic monitoring; shall
not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the
approval of the probation officer, shall provide the probation officer with
access to any requested financial information, shall cooperate in the
collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer, and shall participate
in a mental health assessment and/or treatment program specializing in
gambling addiction as approved by the probation officer.