Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. Ikner

DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING

MCHUGH, Justice:

The Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar (hereinafter “Committee”) petitions this Court for an order suspending indefinitely, without a hearing, the law license of respondent, Gordon T. Ikner, 1 pending his apprehension and trial on criminal charges of embezzlement and forgery. Upon consideration of the Committee’s petition and the response thereto, we grant the suspension.

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The record before us consists of the petition filed by the Committee and a response filed by Mr. Ikner’s attorney. The facts, which we have discussed below, are…