Free Newsletter
VSB Disciplinary Actions: Sept. 7 issue
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//September 4, 2020//
On July 30, the Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed a public admonition with terms issued to Craig E. Baumann of Alexandria by the Virginia State Bar Fifth District Committee, Section I. On Jan. 11, 2019, the committee issued a public admonition with terms to Baumann for violating professional rules that govern scope of representation, communication and fees. Baumann appealed to the VSB Disciplinary Board, which affirmed the decision on Oct. 9. Baumann then appealed to the Supreme Court, which affirmed the board’s decision.
**
By order entered Aug. 19, effective Aug. 28, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended, with terms, the license of Anna Hughes Myers of Norfolk for a period of two years for violating professional rules that govern diligence, conflict of interest, safekeeping property, declining or terminating representation, truthfulness in statements to others and misconduct. This action was an agreed disposition of misconduct charges against Myers, according to the VSB.
**
By order entered Aug. 28, the VSB Disciplinary Board suspended the license of Jin-Ho Cynn of Annandale for 90 days, with terms, for violating professional rules that govern candor toward the tribunal, unauthorized practice of law and misconduct.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers stroke from ruptured aneurysm
- Premises Liability- Man suffers paralysis after bench tipped back
- Medical Malpractice – Botched tubal ligation results in childbirth
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pickup truck passenger dies from crash injuries
- Medical Malpractice-Patient received spleen injury during colonoscopy
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers complications from improper cyst removal
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Henrico driver sustained wrist fracture in five-car collision
- Medical Malpractice-Patient dies following blood loss in surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Defense points to plaintiff’s prior collision, stressors
- Medical Malpractice – Ingrown toenail removal leads to CRPS type 2
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
Opinion Digests
- Arbitration – Court decides whether nonparty to arbitration agreement can enforce it
- Constitutional – Circuit court applied wrong standard in church dispute
- Civil Procedure – Medical malpractice statute of limitations doesn’t apply to claims against hospital
- Bankruptcy – Creditor can’t examine debtor under Bankruptcy Code § 707(b)(1)
- Administrative – Court construes Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Taxation – County’s tax assessment was ‘plainly wrong’
- Negligence – Release doesn’t bar rider’s negligence claim against horse owner
- Bankruptcy – Motion to reinstate Chapter 7 petition previously dismissed by court is denied
- Wills and trusts – Court applied incorrect statute of limitations to breach of trust claims
- Administrative – Doctor’s attacks on license suspension order fails
- Habeas Corpus – Petition attacking military court martial is dismissed
- Parent and Child – Stepmother awarded custody of stepchildren over father’s objection
