Matter of Hudock

Respondent, Robert P. Hudock, an attorney practicing in Virginia and in the District of Columbia, was publicly reprimanded by the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board for charging an illegal fee. The State Board’s action was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Virginia. Hudock v. Virginia State Bar, 233 Va. 390, 355 S.E. 2d 601 (1987). The discipline in Virginia was ordered after Hudock had failed to disclose a contingency fee agreement with his client in a workmen’s compensation proceeding and had collected a fee of $5,000 out of an award of $15,000. The Industrial Commission of Virginia had…