In a lone dissenting opinion, a West Virginia Supreme Court justice disagreed with the majority issuing an active two-year suspension for a veteran attorney who had diagnosed mental impairments, claiming undisputed evidence showed the lawyer was “motivated not by greed but by depression.”
Justice William R. Wooton argued in the Nov. 29 dissenting opinion an active two-year suspension for Gregory H. Schillace, a member of the West Virginia Bar for more than 30 years, “virtually guarantees that his legal career is over.”
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]