Legal Opinion
Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Jarrell L. Clifton, II
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided November 18, 2015No. 13-1128PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENJAMIN, Justice:
This lawyer disciplinary proceeding was instituted against Jarrell L. “J.-L.” Clifton, II by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”). Following ah evidentiary hearing on November 10 and 11, 2014, the Hearing Panel Subcommittee (“HPS”) -of the Lawyer Disciplinary -Board (“LDB”) determined that Mr. Clifton engaged in unethical conduct,violating Rules 1.7(b), 8.1(a), 8.4(b), 8.4(c), and 8.4(d) 1 of the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct. 2 The HPS recommended that Mr. Clifton receive, among other sanctions, a two-year suspension of his law license.
The ODC disagrees…
2Cases cited9 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
- Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. WalkerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
- Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel v. JordanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
- Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. ScottWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2003
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3Cited by2 opinions
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