Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel v. Mark S. Plants

The Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel (hereinafter “ODC”) filed an April 11, 2014, Petition with this Court pursuant to Rule 3.27 of the West Virginia Rules of Lawyer Disciplinary Procedure (hereinafter “Rule 3.27”). The ODC seeks the immediate suspension of the law license of Kanawha County, West Virginia, Prosecuting Attorney, Mark S. Plants (hereinafter “the Respondent”) and/or the disqualification of the Respondent and the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office from instituting and prosecuting allegations of domestic violence involving a parent or guardian and minor child.

Upon…