In Re Smith

270 S.E.2d 768 (1980)

In re W. Bernard SMITH.

No. 13493.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

October 7, 1980.

Opinion Withdrawn November 25, 1980.

John O. Kizer, Robert H. Davis, Jr., Charleston, for Legal Ethics Committee.

Beckett, Burford & James and R. H. Burford, Huntington, for Smith.

NEELY, Chief Justice:

This is a petition by a disbarred attorney for reinstatement of his license to practice law, pursuant to Art. VI, § 35 of the By-Laws, West Virginia State Bar.[1] The license of the petitioner, W. Bernard Smith, was annulled by this Court on 30 July 1974, In re Smith, W.Va., 206 S.E.2d…