Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Howard J. Blyler

The issue before us arises out of Howard J. Blyler’s (“Mr. Blyler”) acts and failures to act in his capacity as a court-appointed special commissioner with respect to judicial sales of property. Proceeds from the judicial sales were being held by Mr. Blyler in a segregated bank account established for the purpose of maintaining the proceeds pending accounting and distribution of the funds to heirs of an estate. However, the proceeds were seized from the account in order to satisfy Mr. Blyler’s personal income tax liabilities.

The West Virginia State Bar Lawyer Disciplinary Board instituted…