Legal Opinion
Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Smoot
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 2010No. 34724PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Chief Justice:
In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding brought against Douglas A. Smoot, the Hearing Panel Subcommittee of the Lawyer Disei-plinary Board (hereinafter referred to as “the HPS”) has recommended that the matter be dismissed. Before this Court, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (hereinafter referred to as “the ODC”) argues that Mr. Smoot violated Rules 3.4, 4.3, 8.4(c), and 8.4(d) of the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct 1 based upon his actions in a federal black lung case wherein he, as counsel for the employer, provided a pro se claimant with only a portion of…
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