LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BD. v. ATKINS

No. 18-0918.

842 S.E.2d 799 (2020)

LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. James B. ATKINS, a Member of the West Virginia State Bar, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Filed: May 8, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachel L. Fletcher Cipoletti, Esq. , Chief Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel, Andrea J. Hinerman, Esq. , Senior Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel, Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel for the Petitioner.

Jared M. Tully, Esq. , Frost Brown Todd LLC, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel for the Respondent.


This is a lawyer disciplinary proceeding brought against James B. Atkins ("Mr. Atkins") by the Lawyer Disciplinary Board ("LDB"). A Hearing Panel Subcommittee ("HPS") of the LDB determined that Mr. Atkins committed multiple violations of the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct. It recommended a number of sanctions...

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