State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. McCorkle

Decided November 18, 1994. Franklin Cleckley wrote the opinion for the court.

452 S.E.2d 377 · Cited 193 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

In Re: Brown · 273 S.E.2d 567
In Re Wigoda · 395 N.E.2d 571
Daily Gazette Co. v. Committee on Legal Ethics of West Virginia State Bar · 326 S.E.2d 705
Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. Walker · 358 S.E.2d 234
In the Matter of Hiss · 333 N.E.2d 429
Committee on Legal Ethics v. Roark · 382 S.E.2d 313
Committee on Legal Ethics of West Virginia State Bar v. Tatterson · 352 S.E.2d 107
Committee on Legal Ethics v. Six · 380 S.E.2d 219
In the Matter of Freedman · 277 N.W.2d 635
Committee on Legal Ethics of West Virginia State Bar v. Mullins · 159 W. Va. 647
COMMITTEE ON LEGAL ETHICS, ETC. v. Pence · 216 S.E.2d 236
Committee on Legal Ethics of West Virginia State Bar v. Tatterson · 319 S.E.2d 381
Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. Gardalen · 414 N.W.2d 124

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