Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Stanton

This legal disciplinary matter arises from the recommended decision of the Hearing Panel Subcommittee (hereinafter referred to as “Panel”) of the Lawyer Disciplinary Board (hereinafter referred to as “Board”) for violations of the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct (hereinafter referred to as “Rules”). The respondent, G. Patrick Stanton, Jr., was charged with violating Rule 8.4(c) and Rule 8.4(d) of the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct for an incident involving the use of misrepresentation and dishonesty to gain access to a prisoner incarcerated at Pruntytown Correctional…