Legal Opinion
In re the Suspension of Joseph
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided February 11, 2014No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2012-0119PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(February 11, 2014)
2Per curiam
This matter comes before the Court pursuant to a consolidated petition for disciplinary action filed by the Ethics and Grievance Committee of the Virgin Islands Bar Association (“EGC”), which requests that this Court, among other remedies, suspend Michael A. Joseph, Esq. from the practice of law for 56 months as a sanction for misconduct in numerous matters. For the reasons that follow, we grant the petition, as modified, and impose a sanction of one year of probation.
I. BACKGROUND
The consolidated petition arises from multiple distinct grievances filed…
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