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Green v. Virginia State Bar

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 3, 2006No. Record 060558PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

This case is an appeal of right by an attorney from a ruling of the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board (Disciplinary Board). Because we conclude that the Disciplinary Board abused its discretion in refusing to admit certain evidence in mitigation of a sanction, we will reverse the Disciplinary Board's order imposing a 60-day suspension of the attorney's license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

RELEVANT PROCEEDINGS AND FACTS

In an order dated September 16, 2005, this Court affirmed the Disciplinary Board's order finding that Walter Franklin…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Clay v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  2. Velocity Express Mid-Atlantic, Inc. v. HugenSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
  3. Rose v. JaquesSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
  4. May v. CarusoSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
  5. El-Amin v. Virginia State Bar Ex Rel. Third District CommitteeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1999

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Williams & Connolly v. PeopleSupreme Court of Virginia · 2007
  2. Green v. STATE BAR EX REL. SEVENTH DIST.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2007
  3. Haley v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of Virginia · 2022
  4. Haley v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of Virginia · 2022
  5. Swango v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of Virginia · 2025

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