Legal Opinion
Pappas v. Virginia State Bar
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 21, 2006No. Record 052136PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEMONS, Justice.
In this appeal of right, Nicholas Astor Pappas ("Pappas") challenges the rulings of the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board ("Board") in a proceeding in which the Board suspended Pappas' license to practice law for a period of six months.
I. Background
On August 15, 1999, Rochelle McCarl ("McCarl") was injured in an automobile accident. Soon thereafter, McCarl employed Pappas to represent her concerning a personal injury claim arising from this accident. On February 28, 2000, McCarl was injured in another automobile accident, this time while riding in a car driven by her…
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