Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Benjamin R. Freeman (Justice Ewing, concurring in part, and dissenting, in part, joined by Justice Bunn)

FILED November 12, 2025 released at 3:00 p.m. No. 24-129 – Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Benjamin Freeman C. CASEY FORBES, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA Ewing, Justice, concurring, in part, and dissenting, in part, joined by Bunn, Justice: I concur with the majority’s adoption of the Hearing Panel Subcommittee’s (“HPS”) findings of fact and analysis of those facts under Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel v. Jordan, 204 W. Va. 495,

513 S.E.2d 722

(1998). Similarly, I agree with the HPS and the majority that Mr. Freeman’s conduct warrants a substantial sanction but does not…