Brown v. Virginia State Bar

PRESENT: All the Justices JOSEPH TAYLOR BROWN OPINION BY v. Record No. 220643 JUSTICE THOMAS P. MANN MAY 4, 2023 VIRGINIA STATE BAR, EX REL. SIXTH DISTRICT COMMITTEE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY Steven C. McCallum, Chief Judge Designate, Jeanette A. Irby and Dontaé L. Bugg, Judges Designate In this appeal of right from an attorney disciplinary proceeding before a three-judge panel, we consider whether an attorney violated Rule 1.7(a)(2) of the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct by engaging in sexual relations with his divorce client during the representation. Joseph…