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· 6/15/2006

Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Ball

Citations

  • 633 S.E.2d 241
  • 219 W. Va. 296
  • 2006 W. Va. LEXIS 56

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • adopting the Restatement framework to determine whether a lawyer should forfeit some or all fees obtained from a client for legal services
  • outlining considerations for forfeiture of fee as a result of misconduct including “(1) the gravity and timing of the violation, (2) its willfulness, (3) its effects on the value of the lawyer’s work for the client, (4
  • outlining considerations for forfeiture of fee as a result of misconduct including “(1) the gravity and timing of the violation, (2) its willfulness, (3) its effects on the value of the lawyer’s work for the client, (4) any other threatened or actual harm to the client, and (5
  • “Lawyers who engage in the practice of law in West Virginia have a duty to know the Rules of Professional Conduct and to act in conformity therewith.”

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Judges: Davis

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