Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. Taylor

MILLER, Justice:

This is a disciplinary proceeding initiated by the Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar (Committee) against George S. Taylor, a member of the Bar. The Committee asks us to issue a public reprimand to Mr. Taylor based upon his issuance of a bad check and his subsequent failure to make payment on the dishonored check. We agree with the Committee’s conclusion that this action constitutes an ethical violation and, therefore, issue a public reprimand.

The charge before the Committee originally consisted of three counts. One count dealt with a client whose case…