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

This is a proceeding instituted by the Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar, pursuant to its authority under Part D, Article VI of the By-Laws of the West Virginia State Bar against William Bernard Smith, an attorney at law, living and practicing his profession at Logan, Logan County, West Virginia, and an active member of the West Virginia State Bar. The Committee seeks an order of this Court suspending the license of Smith to practice law in this State for a period of thirty days, or in the alternative, to administer to him a public reprimand and to require Smith to…