Legal Opinion
Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. Douglas
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1988No. 17949PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
This is an attorney disciplinary proceeding commenced by the Committee on Legal Ethics against the respondent, James Wilson Douglas, a Braxton County attorney. Multiple disciplinary charges were referred for hearing pursuant to State Bar By-Laws art. VI, § 12. Only two of the charges warrant discussion here.
First, the respondent publicly criticized an investigation by two circuit judges to inquire into a real estate transaction in which he was involved. The Committee contends that the criticism was “prejudicial to the administration of justice” in violation of DR 1-102(A)(5),…
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