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

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• sanctioning attorney with public reprimand and costs of disciplinary proceeding for improperly settling claims of professional misconduct with clients under then-applicable West Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility
• under West Virginia version of Rule 1.16(d), lawyer cannot condition the return of a client's file on the execution of a general release

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