Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Sims

In this disciplinary proceeding, the Hearing Panel Subcommittee of the Lawyer Disciplinary Board (Hearing Panel) recommends that this Court suspend the law license of the respondent, John G. Sims, and assess the costs of the proceeding against him. The recommendation follows Sims’ removal from the office of prosecuting attorney for Logan County by this Court in In re Sims, 206 W.Va. 213, 523 S.E.2d 273 (1999) (Sims I), and is based on the Hearing Panel’s conclusion that Sims violated West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct 3.6,1 3.8,2 and 8.4 3 prior to and following the circuit court’s…