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COMMITTEE ON LEGAL ETHICS v. SMITH

No. 19683.

399 S.E.2d 36 (1990)

The COMMITTEE ON LEGAL ETHICS OF the WEST VIRGINIA STATE BAR v. W. Bernard SMITH, a Member of the West Virginia State Bar.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Rehearing Denied November 28, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Santoro Gustke, Sherri D. Goodman, W.Va. State Bar, Charleston, for Committee on Legal Ethics of W.Va. State Bar.

W. Bernard Smith, Logan, for W. Bernard Smith.

PER CURIAM:

This is a disciplinary proceeding instituted by the Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar against W. Bernard Smith, a member of the Bar.1 The Committee recommended that this Court suspend Mr. Smith's license to practice law for one year because of his threats to deny benefits under a will to any beneficiary who challenged his stewardship of the estate by filing a complaint with the Committee. Because the...

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