Legal Opinion
In Re: Petition for Reinstatement of Thomas Jason Drake
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided June 11, 2019No. 18-0430PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Chief Justice:
Thomas J. Drake's license to practice law in West Virginia was voluntarily annulled in 2012 after he entered an Alford/Kennedy plea 1 to felony embezzlement on charges related to his conduct while serving as trustee of a settlement fund. Specifically, Mr. Drake unlawfully withdrew $ 104,853.53 from the settlement fund, $ 70,798.67 of which he converted to his law firm's banking account. After the circuit court initially entered a restitution order requiring Mr. Drake to pay $ 56,906.39 to the trust's subrogee, Great American, Mr. Drake later filed bankruptcy and reached…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Committee on Legal Ethics of West Virginia State Bar v. BlairWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. McCorkleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
- Kennedy v. FrazierWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
- In Re: BrownWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- Committee on Legal Ethics v. SixWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
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