Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. White

In this proceeding, the Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar (Committee) asks this Court to discipline Thomas E. White following his guilty plea in the United States District Court to three misdemeanor charges for possession of cocaine, marijuana and percocet, respectively. 1 In entering his guilty plea, the respondent violated DR 1-102(A)(4), (A)(5), and (A)(6) of the West Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility. 2 The Committee recommends that we suspend Mr. White’s license to practice law for two years and require him to pay the costs of these proceedings totaling…