The VLW Blog

Virginia State Bar disciplinary charges against former York County assistant prosecutor Cathy Krinick have been dropped in the wake of dismissal of a companion case against commonwealth’s attorney Eileen Addison.
VSB Counsel Edward Davis confirmed the head of a three-judge panel has signed the order dismissing charges against Krinick, who is now in private practice in [...]

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Former clients of disbarred Roanoke bankruptcy attorney Ann Marie Miller will receive an average of 20 cents on the dollar for their claims under a plan generally approved by Roanoke Circuit Judge Clifford Weckstein.
Roanoke lawyer Chip Magee, the receiver for Miller’s law practice, reported holding a total of $43,516.16 available for distribution to former clients. [...]

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A three-judge disciplinary panel Monday found no evidence of improper witness coaching against York County Commonwealth’s Attorney Eileen Addison. After hearing the case presented by Virginia State Bar lawyers, the panel dismissed misconduct charges that arose from a 1996 capital murder case, reports the Daily Press.
The ruling ends what had been scheduled as a three-day [...]

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Former Virginia Beach attorney Stephen Gunther has been sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to pay $231,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to fraud in connection with a series of real estate closings, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Gunther, 40, a resident of Hertford, N.C., allegedly used straw purchasers in [...]

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The Supreme Court of Virginia will not second guess a decision to discipline a Falls Church lawyer for suing a doctor who never treated the lawyer’s client.
The court decision comes in the case of Michael P. Weatherbee, who sued Winchester obstetrician Ward Vaughan in a medical malpractice action even though Dr. Vaughan had no involvement [...]

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Wise lawyer R. Stuart Collins reportedly is still waiting to find out why his law license was summarily suspended by the Virginia State Bar last week.
Collins’ attorney, former Bar counsel Mike Rigsby, said he called lawyer discipline officials at the VSB, but received no explanation.  "At this point, I know nothing," Rigsby said yesterday.
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A Roanoke bankruptcy lawyer whose practice collapsed amid a flurry of criminal charges and domestic strife was convicted today of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.  The plea agreement for Ann Marie Miller also included a no contest plea to misdemeanor assault.
Assuming no further troubles with the law, Miller will serve no additional jail time and the assault [...]

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A judge has appointed a receiver to take control of the bankruptcy practice of Roanoke lawyer Ann Marie Miller.
Miller’s practice has been curtailed since September 18, when the Virginia State Bar obtained a temporary injunction that froze the bank accounts of Miller’s practice and ordered production of her bank records for inspection by the VSB.  [...]

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Former attorney Kristina M. Cardwell wept as she was sentenced Monday to 5½ years in prison for participating in a $1.3 million real estate fraud at the Norfolk law office of Troy Titus.
Cardwell, 38, told U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson her 2½-year-old daughter was all she cared about as she apologized for her crimes, according [...]

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A Danville lawyer who was a no show for oral arguments in two appeals before the Court of Appeals of Virginia has been publicly held in contempt and banned from practicing before that court for two years.
The court today issued a published order imposing sanctions on attorney Jon I. Davey.
According to the order, Davey failed [...]

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