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OFFICE OF DISC. COUNSEL v. KIESEWETTER

889 A.2d 47 (2005)

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner v. William B. KIESEWETTER, Jr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 27, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Frank Napoli, Pittsburgh, for Office of Disciplinary Counsel, petitioner.

Robert L. Federline, Oakmont, for William B. Kiesewetter, Jr., respondent.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

In this disciplinary matter, we must determine whether Respondent William B. Kiesewetter Jr. should be disbarred from the practice of law in this Commonwealth as a result of a 1994 federal civil jury verdict entered against him for fraud. For the reasons set forth herein, we hold that the Disciplinary Board (hereinafter "Board") properly applied the doctrine of collateral estoppel...

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