In the Matter of: David W. Harris III

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, : No. 2658 Disciplinary Docket No 3
:
Petitioner : File Nos. C3-18-867; C3-18-892;
: C3-19-156; C3-19-239; C3-19-360;
v. : C3-19-587; C3-19-648
:
DAVID W. HARRIS, III, : Attorney Registration No. 75708:
Respondent : (Lackawanna County)
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 8th day of November, 2019, in the absence of a response to this
Court’s Rule to Show Cause why Respondent should not be placed on temporary
suspension, the Rule is made absolute. It is provided that:
1. Respondent is placed on temporary suspension until further definitive action by
this Court;
2. Respondent shall comply with the provisions of Pa.R.D.E. 217;
3. The President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County
shall enter such orders as may be necessary to protect the rights of Respondent’s clients
or fiduciary entities with which he is involved, see Pa.R.D.E. 217(g); and
4. All financial institutions in which Respondent holds fiduciary funds shall freeze
such accounts pending further action.
Respondent’s rights to petition for dissolution or amendment of this order and to
request accelerated disposition of charges underlying this order pursuant to Pa.R.D.E.
208(f)(6), are specifically preserved.
This Order constitutes an imposition of public discipline pertaining to
confidentiality. See Pa.R.D.E. 402.