Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Wendelyn A. Elswick

This lawyer disciplinary proceeding concerning Wendelyn A. Elswick (“Elswick”) is before this Court upon the report and recommendations of the Hearing Panel Subcommittee of the West Virginia Lawyer Disciplinary Board. The disciplinary proceedings arose from a Statement of Charges alleging that Elswick engaged in misconduct with regard to a witness in her client’s post-conviction habeas corpus proceeding.

Following evidentiary hearings, the Hearing Panel Subcommittee found that the allegations in the Statement of Charges were proven by clear and convincing evidence and that Elswick violated the…