Legal Opinion
Smolka v. SECOND DIST. COMMITTEE, ETC.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 9, 1982No. Record 800744PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This appeal of right arose from the decision of the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board (Board) to suspend Thomas E. Smolka’s license to practice law. We address two assignments of error: whether our Rule 6:IV:K13(B)(2), 217 Va. 155, 174-75 (1976), setting forth the Bar Committee’s duty to investigate is in the nature of venue or subject matter jurisdiction, and whether a prior circuit court judgment limits the Board’s factual determination.
Smolka was a Norfolk attorney and held a license to sell real estate. Busch Properties, Inc. (Busch) employed him as a sales agent to sell lots in its…
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