Legal Opinion

Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Ronald S. Rossi

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 5, 2015No. 13-0508 & 13-1148PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Justice KETCHUM:

This is a consolidated lawyer disciplinary proceeding brought against Ronald S. Rossi by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“the ODC”). The ODC instituted two separate disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Rossi after six of his former clients filed ethics complaints against him. A Hearing Panel Subcommittee of the Lawyer Disciplinary Board (“Board”) determined that Mr. Rossi committed multiple violations of the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct, including (1) failing to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing his clients, (2) failing to…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Committee on Legal Ethics of West Virginia State Bar v. BlairWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. McCorkleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. WalkerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel v. JordanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. ScottWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Timothy M. SirkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Howard J. BlylerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2016
  3. Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Davis S. HartWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Kourtney A. RyanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2019
  5. Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. E. Lavoyd Morgan, Jr.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2020

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