LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BD. v. WHITE

No. 12-1172.

764 S.E.2d 327 (2014)

LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. Benjamin F. WHITE, a member of the West Virginia State Bar, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided September 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachael L. Fletcher Cipoletti, Esq. , Chief Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel, Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Charleston, WV, for Petitioner.

Sherri Goodman Reveal, Esq. , Charleston, WV, for Respondent.


Justice KETCHUM:

This disciplinary proceeding was instituted by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") of the West Virginia State Bar, against the Respondent, Benjamin F. White. The ODC asserted that White violated six Rules of Professional Conduct in a dispute over fees with his employer, a law firm.

However, a Hearing Panel Subcommittee of the Lawyer Disciplinary Board ("Board") found clear and convincing evidence that White violated only two...

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