Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Jefferson County Board of Zoning Appeals v. Wilkes
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 2007No. 33500PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStarcher, J.
In this case we decide that a former lawyer for a county’s board of zoning appeals cannot represent a private developer before the board in connection with a conditional use permit application that the lawyer worked on while serving as the board’s lawyer.
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Facts & Background
In the instant case, the petitioner Jefferson County Board of Zoning Appeals (“BZA”) contends that attorney J. Michael Cassell (“Mr.Cassell”) and the law firm where Mr. Cassell is currently employed, Campbell, Miller, Zimmerman, P.C. (“CMZ”), must be disqualified from representing two companies — the respondents Thorn Hill,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. Robert Barnwell ClarksonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- State Ex Rel. McClanahan v. HamiltonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1993
- State Ex Rel. Keenan v. HatcherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2001
- Brown v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- State Ex Rel. Ogden Newspapers, Inc. v. WilkesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State ex rel. Bluestone Coal Corp. v. MazzoneWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
- Rissler v. Jefferson County Board of Zoning AppealsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
- STATE EX REL. BLUESTONE COAL v. MazzoneWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
- Infinium Builders LLC v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson CountyDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2023
- STATE EX REL. JEFFERSON CTY. v. WilkesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2007
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