Legal Opinion
Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Heidi M. Georgi Sturm
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 7, 2016No. 14-0749 & 15-0009PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORKMAN, Justice:
This lawyer disciplinary proceeding involves two separate Statements of Charges 1 issued against the Respondent Heidi M. Georgi Sturm by the Investigative Panel of the Lawyer Disciplinary Board (“the LDB”). The LDB’s Hearing Panel Subcommittee (“the HPS”) determined that Ms. Sturm committed violations of the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct 2 in connection with each action filed against her. The HPS recommended as sanctions for the Brown/ Wright-Ochoa case that Ms. Sturm be reprimanded, subjected to supervised practice for a period of two years, required to refund…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Committee on Legal Ethics of West Virginia State Bar v. BlairWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. McCorkleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
- Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. WalkerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
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