Committee on Legal Ethics of West Virginia State Bar v. Tatterson

McHUGH, Justice:

This disciplinary proceeding is before this Court upon the verified complaint of the Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar (the Committee), seeking the annulment of the license to practice law held by Ray Michael Tatterson (the respondent), a suspended member of the State Bar. 1

Upon a thorough review of the record we conclude that the Committee has shouldered its burden of proving that the respondent entered into an agreement for, chárged and collected a clearly excessive fee in the underlying matter, in violation of Disciplinary Rule 2-106(A). We also…