On Thursday, December 5, 2024, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals suspended attorney Andrew Scott Ziegler from practicing law for a period of one year and one day. This decision was made in response to a prior suspension imposed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which had barred Ziegler from legal practice based on findings of professional misconduct.
The case is entitled “In the Matter of Andrew Scott Ziegler,” with case no. 2024-D123.
The Pennsylvania court’s suspension stemmed from allegations that Ziegler, while working at the Mooney Law Firm in York, Pennsylvania, engaged in unethical practices involving eleven client cases between 2017 and 2021. Specifically, Ziegler was accused of presenting clients with two separate fee agreements—one indicating pro bono representation and another detailing fees to be charged. He allegedly accepted payments directly from clients without depositing those funds into his employer’s accounts, totaling over $30,000 in improperly received funds.
In its December ruling, the D.C. Court of Appeals noted that Ziegler did not respond to a show cause order why reciprocal discipline should not be imposed. The court’s order requires that Ziegler’s reinstatement in Washington, D.C., be contingent upon demonstrating fitness to practice law and being reinstated in Pennsylvania. The ruling emphasized that the imposition of identical discipline is standard in such cases, unless exceptions are warranted.
The Disposition states:
“ORDERED that Andrew Scott Ziegler is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for one year and one day with reinstatement conditioned upon a showing of fitness and his reinstatement in Pennsylvania.”
According to avvo.com, Mr. Ziegler is a family lawyer. He attended the Boston College Law School, graduating in 2012. He acquired his law license in the District of Columbia in 2014.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
