Ethics charges are filed over blog

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 13, 2011

Tags: Chesterfield County Circuit Court, Constitutional, Federal Courts, Judge Frederick G. Rockwell III, Judge John A. Gibney Jr., Law Firms, Lawyer Discipline, Social Media, Virginia State Bar

Richmond lawyer Horace F. Hunter faces a June 10 disciplinary hearing before the Virginia State Bar on a charge that a blog on his law firm website does not carry a disclaimer. Hunter says the VSB’s demand for a disclaimer violates his First Amendment rights. He sued the VSB in federal court under 42 U.S.C. § ...

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