State Supreme Court refuses to reinstate law license of Harrisburg-area lawyer
Edirtor's note: This Shark thought that the Probate Court of Cook County was rough on dissident attorneys...I guess that will keep any attorney who wants to defend the helpless and uphold the law a lesson. Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com
Updated on March 25, 2017 at 3:08 PMPosted on March 25, 2017 at 1:14 PM
Andrew Ostrowski (File photo)
The state Supreme Court has refused to reinstate the law license of a Harrisburg-area attorney it suspended for a year and a day in 2010 for mishandling a client's case.
The order dated Wednesday adopts the recommendation of the court's Disciplinary Board in regards to Andrew J. Ostrowski.
The recommendation states Ostrowski "has not come to terms with his misconduct, has not rehabilitated himself and has not convinced the board that his resumption of practice will not result in future ethical wrongdoing and detriment to the public, the profession and the courts."
The Susquehanna Township lawyer was suspended for failing to provide an accounting to an abandoned client and to stay current with continuing legal education fees.
He has "demonstrated no remorse and has failed to recognize the misconduct that led to his suspension," the board recommendation states.
It cites the following from his 2014 campaign materials when he ran as a Democrat for the 11th District seat in Congress held by former Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta:
"I was suspended because I am a civil rights lawyer who became a target of a corrupt attorney disciplinary system because of the nature of the cases I handled, and the people I represented and worked with."
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