Committee on Legal Ethics of West Virginia State Bar v. Lilly

This is a disciplinary proceeding instituted by the Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar against the respondent, Michael H. Lilly, a member of the Bar. The Committee has recommended that this Court suspend the respondent’s license to practice law for one year.

The respondent, who lives and practices his profession in Mercer County, was admitted to the Bar in 1970. In October 1981, he was retained by Mrs. Martha Murray for the purpose of obtaining a divorce on her behalf in the Circuit Court of Mercer County. In September 1982, Mrs. Murray wrote a letter to the Bar,…