Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Frame

This case is before this Court 1 upon a review of the June 24, 1996, recommended decision of the Hearing Panel Subcommittee of the Lawyer Disciplinary Board of the West Virginia State Bar concerning the respondent, Clark B. Frame. The case concerns whether the respondent’s preparation of an answer for an unrepresented defendant in a divorce action, wherein the respondent represented the plaintiff, violated the Rules of Professional Conduct for West Virginia attorneys.

This Court has before it the recommended decision, all matters of record and the briefs of the parties. Although the Hearing…