A lawyer who failed to repay a client’s pre-litigation loan as promised has agreed to a three-year suspension of his law license. George E. Marzloff, 68, of Stafford also mismanaged his trust account, according to bar charges. He consented to ...

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A Halifax lawyer and 14-year member of the Halifax County Board of Supervisors has been suspended from law practice for two years for impugning the integrity of local judges as he mishandled a wrongful death case. A three-judge circuit court ...

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A lawyer who repeatedly targeted judges with what the Virginia State Bar calls “extraordinarily disrespectful” language while incurring litigation sanctions of more than $80,000 now faces a series of legal ethics charges. Rhetta M. Daniel of Henrico County had her ...

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A veteran Norfolk bankruptcy lawyer says he will give up that practice and accept a six-month license suspension in the face of court sanctions and multiple Virginia State Bar charges. John W. Tripp, 65, has represented debtors in 4,198 cases ...

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A Washington lawyer who made two court appearances and tried to negotiate a plea deal in a Virginia murder case – without local counsel – has been suspended for 15 months by the Virginia State Bar. The suspension last month ...

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Effective Aug. 30, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended the license to practice law of John G. Crandley of Virginia Beach for 30 days for violating professional rules that govern fairness to opposing party and counsel and respect for ...

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An often-disciplined Virginia Beach litigator may be stepping back from law practice after his latest run-in with Virginia State Bar authorities. John G. “Jack” Crandley this week agreed to a 30-day suspension for charges that he was “personally insulting, verbally ...

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On July 21, the Virginia State Bar suspended the license to practice law of Chung S. Oh of Falls Church for nine months, with terms, for violating profes­sional rules that govern competence, diligence, communication, safekeeping property, declining or terminating representation, ...

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An Eastern Shore attorney misappropriated or misspent more than $182,000 of her great uncle’s money, using most of it for personal expenses, according to charges leveled by the Virginia State Bar. A VSB disciplinary subcommittee has certified charges including criminal ...

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On June 29, the Sixth District subcommittee of the Virginia State Bar issued a public reprimand with terms to James W. Hilldrup of Fredericksburg for violating professional rules that govern competence, diligence, communication, bar admission and disciplinary matters, and misconduct. ...

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