Legal Opinion
Motley v. Virginia State Bar
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 15, 2000No. Record 000417PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Carrico
In this appeal of right, we review an order of the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board (the Disciplinary Board) involving Victor Alan Motley (Motley), a Richmond attorney. Dated November 5, 1999, the order imposed upon Motley an eighteen-month license suspension for mishandling a real estate transaction and mismanaging a trust account. Finding no error in the order, we will affirm.
1. The Real Estate Transaction
Background
The real estate transaction in question involved an oral contract for the sale and purchase of a house and lot in the City of Richmond, entered into in February of 1996…
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