Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Mark S. Plants

WALKER, Justice:

This lawyer disciplinary proceeding is before, the Court upon the written objection of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) of the Lawyer Disciplinary Board (“LDB”) to the sanctions recommended by the Hearing Panel Subcommittee (“HPS”) of the LDB. The HPS found that Respondent Mark S. Plants violated three provisions of the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct and recommended that Mr. Plants be publicly reprimanded and pay the costs of these proceedings. Mr. Plants does not challenge the recommended sanctions.

The ■ ODC asserts that the appropriate sanction in this…