Legal Opinion
Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. Printz
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 1992No. 20665PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEELY, Justice:
In this attorney disciplinary proceeding, the Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar recommends that this Court publicly reprimand Charles F. Printz, Jr., for violation of Disciplinary Rule 7-105(A) of the Code of Professional Responsibility (1978) 1 for his role in negotiations between his father and an embezzler formerly employed by his father. After independently examining the record, we disagree with the Board’s recommendations, and we find that the complaint against Mr. Printz should be dismissed.
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In 1986, Charles F. Printz, Sr., owner of Kable Oil…
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