Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Friedman

The Lawyer Disciplinary Board of the West Virginia State Bar petitioned this Court to suspend Jack O. Friedman from the practice of law for one month. The Board alleges that Mr. Friedman violated Rule 8.1(b) of the W.Va. Rules of Professional Conduct [1989]1 by failing to respond to the *360Bar’s Chief Disciplinary Counsel’s information requests concerning a complaint filed by James D. Midkiff, C.D. Although the Board found no ethical violation in Mr. Friedman’s actions regarding Dr. Midkiff, the Board found Mr. Friedman’s failure to respond to the Bar’s disciplinary counsel’s inquiries a…