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On Dec. 12, 2012, a three-judge panel of the Chesterfield County Circuit Court issued a public reprimand to E. Wayne Powell of Midlothian for violating professional rules that govern truthfulness in statements to others and dealing with unrepresented persons. This ...

Effective Nov. 16, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked the law license of Denny P. Dobbins of Portsmouth based on the Sept. 20, 2012 revocation of his license to practice in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. ...

Effective Dec. 10, the Virginia State Bar suspended the license to practice law of Francis A. Minor of Springfield for one year for violating the terms of an earlier order issued by the board. * * * On Feb. 5, ...

On Dec. 14, the Virginia State Bar suspended the license to practice law of Hector I. Hernandez Sr. of Fredericksburg for 60 days for violating professional rules that govern safekeeping property, unauthorized practice of law, and misconduct. * * * ...

On Jan. 11, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended the license to practice law of Mercer T. Kissinger Jr. of Norfolk on impairment grounds.

On Oct. 18, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board issued a public admonition to John W. Tripp of Virginia Beach for violating professional rules that govern diligence and communication.  This discipline was an agreed disposition of misconduct charges against Tripp, ...

On Oct. 12, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended the law license of Matthew F. Bellinger of Montpelier for one year for violating professional rules that govern misconduct. This discipline was an agreed disposition of misconduct charges against Bellinger, ...

On Nov. 16, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended the license to practice law of Clive A. O’Leary of Fredericksburg for two years based on his noncompliance with terms from a March memorandum order from the Circuit Court of ...

On Sept. 25, the Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed the Virginia State Bar Fifth District Committee Section I’s public reprimand upon John L. McGann of Fairfax for violating professional rules that govern client communication. * * * On Sept. 28, ...

On Nov. 14, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked the license to practice law of Robert H. Smallenberg of Ashland for violating professional rules that govern competence, scope of representation, diligence, communication, fees, safekeeping of property, declining or terminating ...