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

This is a disciplinary case initiated by the Committee on Legal Ethics (Committee) of the West Virginia State Bar against David M. Charonis, a member of the bar practicing in Wood County. The Committee seeks to suspend Mr. Charonis’s license to practice law for a period of six months based upon his handling of legal matters entrusted to him by two clients, Lawrence Guthrie and James Reed. We agree with the Committee’s conclusion that Mr. ■ Charonis is guilty of certain ethical violations; we also believe, however, that some of the charges are unsupported and that the recommended sanction is…