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Effective July 28, the Virginia State Bar Third District, Section II subcommitteeissued a public reprimand without terms to Jonathan M. O’Connor forviolating Rules of Professional Conduct governing communication, declining orterminating representation and bar admission and disciplinary matters. Thisaction was an ...

Effective July 13, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board accepted as an agreed disposition an additional 30-day license suspension for Vincent M. Amberly of Leesburg as a sanction for violating the terms of a public reprimand issued to Amberly by ...

Effective June 17, pursuant to Virginia Rule of Professional Conduct 8.5(a) and(b), the Virginia State Bar Fourth District, Section I subcommittee issued a public reprimand without terms to Todd R. Lewis of Arlington for violating Maryland’s professional rules that govern ...

By order entered May 20, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended the license of William F. Burton of Chevy Chase, Maryland, for a period of one year and one day for violating professional rules that govern competence, diligence, communication, ...

By order entered May 15, effective Sept. 15, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended, with terms, the license of Raymond L. Palmer of Richmond for one year for violating professional rules that govern diligence and safekeeping property. This action ...

Effective May 11, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked the license of Kathryn Suzanne Pennington of Virginia Beach based on her affidavit consenting to the revocation. By tendering her consent to revocation at a time when allegations of misconduct ...

On April 29, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board summarily suspended the license of Cheryl S. Thomas of Virginia Beach pursuant to rules governing board procedures upon impairment.

Effective April 24, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked the license of Babak Bagheri of Chevy Chase, Maryland. This was a reciprocal revocation, based on Bagheri’s Jan. 9 disbarment by the Maryland Court of Appeals. ** Effective April 28, ...

Effective April 20, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended the license of Babak Bagheri of Chevy Chase, Maryland. The suspension was based on his disbarment from the practice of law by the Maryland Court of Appeals. The board ordered ...

On March 10, the Virginia State Bar Sixth District subcommittee issued an admonition with terms to Rose Ann Palmer of Mechanicsville for violating professional rules that govern diligence, communication and safekeeping property. *** Effective April 7, the VSB Seventh District ...