SER Olen L. York III v. W.Va. Office of Disciplinary Counsel & W.Va. Lawyer Disciplinary Board

WORKMAN, Justice:

Mr. Olen York (hereinafter “the petitioner”) seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel (hereinafter “ODC”) and the West Virginia Lawyer Disciplinary Board (hereinafter “LDB”) from proceeding against him in an attorney disciplinary matter. During the relevant time period, the petitioner was registered to practice as a patent attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereinafter “PTO”) and was affiliated with the Waters Law Group in Huntington, West Virginia. The petitioner contends that the ODC and LDB lack…