Legal Opinion
Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. Boettner
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 17, 1990No. 19211PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
In this disciplinary proceeding, the Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar (Committee) asks us to annul the license to practice law of John L. Boettner, Jr. Mr. Boettner pled guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to violating 26 U.S.C. § 7201, which makes it a felony willfully to evade the payment of federal taxes.1 The Committee maintains that this is a violation of Rule 8.4 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers.2
The respondent attorney first asserts that the facts surrounding his violation of 26…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Barry v. BarchiSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- North v. West Virginia Board of RegentsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Louk v. CormierWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2005
- Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. TaylorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
- Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. ViewegWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. MooreWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
- Committee on Legal Ethics v. BoettnerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
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