In re Petition for Reinstatement of Keith Wheaton

FILED June 14, 2021 released at 3:00 p.m. EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS 18-0836, In re Petition for Reinstatement of Keith Wheaton OF WEST VIRGINIA Armstead, Justice, dissenting, In 2004, this Court annulled Petitioner Keith Wheaton’s law license based on its finding that he committed 31 separate violations of our Rules of Professional Conduct. See Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Wheaton, 216 W. Va. 673,

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(2004) (“Wheaton I”). These 31 separate violations arose out of six complaints that had been filed against Mr. Wheaton by former clients. Mr. Wheaton’s misconduct…