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· 12/14/1998

Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel v. Jordan

Citations

  • 513 S.E.2d 722
  • 204 W. Va. 495
  • 1998 W. Va. LEXIS 229

How courts have described this case

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

  • requiring consideration of “‘(1) whether the lawyer has violated a duty owed to a client, to the public, to the legal system, or to the profession; (2) whether the lawyer acted intentionally, knowingly, or negligently; (3
  • annulling law license based, in part, on need to punish attorney in such a way as to provide a deterrent to other Bar members and to restore and protect the public confidence in the ethical standards of the legal profession
  • “This Court, like most courts, proceeds from the general rule that, absent compelling extenuating circumstances, misappropriation or conversion by a lawyer of funds entrusted to his/her care warrants disbarment.”
  • tracking the language of Rule 3.16.

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Judges: Workman, Davis, Starcher, Maynard, McCuskey, McGraw

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