WESTMORELAND COUNTY v. RTA GROUP, INC.


767 A.2d 1144 (2001)

WESTMORELAND COUNTY v. RTA GROUP, INC. and Westmoreland Bar Association. RTA Group, Inc., Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert V. Campedel, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert L. Byer, Greensburg, for appellees.

Joseph P. O'Brien, Media, for amicus curiae, Pennsylvania Bar Association.

Before DOYLE, President Judge, COLINS, Judge, SMITH, Judge, PELLEGRINI, Judge, FRIEDMAN, Judge, FLAHERTY, Judge and LEADBETTER, Judge.


DOYLE, President Judge.

RTA Group, Inc. appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County which granted the County's motion for summary judgment and found that RTA engaged in Champerty1 and Maintenance,2 as well as the unauthorized practice of law. We affirm.

Procedurally, the litigation began in 1995, when the County filed a two-count...

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