The VLW Blog

A Fairfax County prosecutor received a public admonition yesterday from a Virginia State Bar three-judge discipline panel for allegedly withholding evidence about prosecution witnesses. As The Washington Post reports, the judges rejected license suspension for Fairfax County Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Mark Sullivan, but admonished him for allowing two co-defendants to testify they were not offered [...]

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Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert denies he violated the law or the Rules of Professional Conduct in the capital murder prosecution of Justin Wolfe. Wolfe was convicted of arranging the murder of a drug dealer, but his case now is subject to habeas corpus review based on a July opinion from U.S. District [...]

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David P. Baugh, the capital defender for the central region of the state, has filed a formal complaint with the Virginia State Bar against Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert and Richard Conway, one of Ebert’s deputies. The complaint is based on an opinion earlier this month by U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson, who [...]

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The skirmishing between Richmond lawyer Horace F. Hunter and the Virginia State Bar over Hunter’s blog on his website continues, with a hearing now set for Oct. 18 before the Third District Disciplinary Committee. The case had been set for Friday. The VSB contends that the blog, “This Week in Richmond Criminal Defense” is advertising [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Former Caroline County Commonwealth’s Attorney Harvey Latney Jr. has made a deal with the Virginia State Bar to settle ethics charges against him. Under an agreed disposition, Latney has received a public reprimand with terms for violating rules relating to the safekeeping of client property and responsibilities for nonlawyer staff. Latney’s longtime secretary embezzled an [...]

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