December
29, 2017 *
Angela
Dawn
Whitley,
The
Whitley
Law
Firm,
3115
Sunset
Avenue,
Richmond,
Virginia
23221
VSB
Docket
No.
18-032-110094
On
December
28,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended Angela Dawn Whitley’s license to practice law for failing to comply
with a
subpoena
duces
tecum
issued
by the
Bar.
* On
March
18,
2019,
Ms.
Whitley
complied
with the
subpoena
duces
tecum
and the
suspension
was
lifted.
December
20, 2017
Douglass
Hayden
Fisher,
Fisher
Law,
PLLC, P
O Box
7321,
Richmond,
Virginia
23221
VSB
Docket
No.
17-032-106505
On
December
19,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
issued a
public
reprimand
with
terms to Douglass Hayden Fisher for violating professional rules that govern
misconduct
and
candor
toward
the
tribunal.
This was
an
agreed
disposition
of the
charges.
View
Fisher
Order (PDF
Posted
12/20/17)
December
11, 2017
Tara
Elizabeth
Steinnerd
,
Steinnerd
Law
PLLC, PO
Box
6678,
Arlington,
Virginia
22206
VSB
Docket
No.
17-041-108074
On
December
8, 2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Fourth
District
–Section
I Subcommittee
issued a
public
reprimand
with
terms to Tara
Elizabeth
Steinnerd for
violating
professional
rules
that
govern
fairness
to
opposing
party
and
counsel,
communication
with
persons
represented
by
counsel,
meritorious
claims
and
contentions,
and
misconduct.
This was
an
agreed
disposition
of the
charges.
View
Steinnerd
Order (PDF
posted
12/11/17)
December 11, 2017
Jonathan David Esten, 9300 Grant Avenue, Suite 203, Manassas, VA 20110
VSB
Docket
No.
17-053-107549
On December 8, 2017, the Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
revoked Jonathan
David
Esten’s license to practice law based on his affidavit consenting to the
revocation. By
tendering
his
consent
to
revocation
at a
time
when
allegations
of
misconduct
are
pending,
Esten
acknowledges
that the
material
facts
upon
which
the
allegations
of
misconduct
are
pending
are
true.
View
Esten
Order (PDF
posted
12/11/17)
December
8, 2017
Anne
Marston
Lynch
(Wilbur),
426
Sussex
Drive,
Portsmouth
Virginia
23707
VSB
Docket
No
17-000-108403
On
December
8, 2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
announced
that it
will
recommend
that the
Supreme
Court of
Virginia
disapprove Ann Marston Lynch’s petition for reinstatement of her license to
practice
law. The
board’s
recommendation
will be
filed
with the
Court,
which
will
take
final
action
on the
petition.
View
Lynch
Order (PDF
posted
2/9/18)
**On
April
12, 2018
the
Virginia
Supreme
Court
denied
Ms.
Lynch's
petition
for
reinstatement.
View
Lynch
Order
(PDF
posted
4/16/18)
November
29, 2017
Karl
Galen
Blanke,
The Law
Office
of Karl
G.
Blanke,
P.O. Box
112,
Burke,
VA 22009
VSB
Docket
No.
18-052-110532
On
November
28,
2017,
The
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended Karl Galen Blanke’s license
to
practice
law for
failing
to
comply
with a
subpoena
duces
tecum
issued
by the
Bar.
November 28, 2017
William Steven Paleos, P.O. Box
161,
Frederick,
MD 21705
VSB Docket No. 18-000-110895
On
November
28,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended
William
Steven
Paleos’
license
to
practice
law on
impairment
grounds.
View
Paleos
Order (PDF
posted
1/18/18)
November
20, 2017
Anthony
Elmer
Collins,
Collins
&
Collins,
306 East
Main
Street,
P O Box
3465,
Wise, VA
24293
VSB
Docket
No.
14-102-097282
On
October
20,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Tenth
District
–
Section
II
Subcommittee
issued a
public
reprimand
with
terms to Anthony
Elmer
Collins for
violating
professional
rules
that
govern
conflict
of
interest.
This was
an
agreed
disposition
of
misconduct
charges.
View
Collins
Order (PDF
posted
11/20/17)
November
20, 2017
Pamela
Lynn
Cave,
4160
Chain
Bridge
Road,
Fairfax
VA 22030
VSB
Docket
No.
17-052-109102
On
November
16,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Fifth
District
–
Section
II
Subcommittee
issued a
public
reprimand
with
terms to Pamela Lynn Cave for violating professional rules that govern the
safekeeping
of
property.
This was
an
agreed
disposition
of
misconduct
charges.
View
Cave
Order (PDF
posted
11/20/17)
November 20, 2017
James Aloysius Powers, DRPA
c/o
iConnect
Group, 21630
Ridgetop
Circle,
Suite
120,
Sterling
VA 20166
VSB Docket No. 18-000-110175
On November 17, 2017, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary
Board
indefinitely
suspended James
Aloysius
Powers’ license
to
practice
law. Reinstatement
is
contingent
upon
compliance
with
conditions
and
procedures
of the
Maryland
Court of
Appeals
and the
Virginia
State
Bar. Powers’
license
was
previously
summarily
suspended
in
Virginia
on
October
26,
2017,
based on
his
indefinite
suspension
in
Maryland.
View
Powers
Order (PDF
posted
1/3/18)
November 20, 2017
Kawai Lau, P O Box 50368, Bellevue WA 98015
VSB
Docket
No.
18-000-110176
On November 17, 2017, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board
revoked Kawai
Lau’s license
to
practice
law
based on
his
exclusion
from the
practice
of law
by the
United
States
Patent
and
Trademark
Office
on May
31,
2017.
View Lau
Order (PDF
posted
11/30/17)
November 13, 2017
Kenneth Ashley Dodl, Carrell Blanton
Ferris &
Associates,
PLC, 780
Lynnhaven
Pkwy Ste
330,
Virginia
Beach,
VA 23452
VSB Docket No. 16-022-103621
On September 22,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
issued a
public
reprimand
to Kenneth
Ashley
Dodl for
violating
professional
rules
that
govern
diligence,
communication,
safekeeping
property,
and
managing
of
nonlawyer
assistants.
View
Dodl
Order
(PDF
posted
11/13/17)
November 13,
2017
George
Harold
Edwards,
10106
Krause
Road,
Suite
103,
P.O. Box
670,
Chesterfield,
VA 23832
VSB
Docket
No.:
17-031-106544
On
November
8, 2017,
the
Third
District,
Section
I
Subcommittee
of the
Virginia
State
Bar
issued a
public
reprimand
with
terms to
George
Harold
Edwards for
violations
of
professional
rules
that
govern
safekeeping
property.
This was
an
agreed
disposition
of
misconduct
charges.
View
Edwards
Order (Posted
11/13/17)
November 13,
2017
Amy Lovell
Wilson,
730 Old
Hunt
Way,
Herndon,
Virginia
20170
VSB
Docket
Nos.: 17-052-108185;
17-052-107093;
17-052-107517;
17-052-107958;
17-052-109427;
17-052-109614
On
October
30,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Fifth
District
Subcommittee,
Section
II
issued a
public
reprimand
with
terms to Amy
Lovell
Wilson for
violating
professional
rules
that
govern
diligence,
communication,
fees,
safekeeping
property,
and
declining
or
terminating
representation.
This was
an
agreed
disposition
of
misconduct
charges.
View
Wilson
Order (PDF
posted
11/13/17)
November
9, 2017
Thaddeus
Matthew
Sigmund
Bereday,
712
South
Newport
Avenue,
Tampa,
Florida
33606
VSB
Docket
No.
18-000-110835
On
October
31,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked Thaddeus
Matthew
Sigmund
Bereday’s license
to
practice
law
based on
his
affidavit
consenting
to the
revocation
due to
his plea
of
guilty
to a
felony
criminal
charge
in
Florida.
In
consenting
to the
revocation
at a
time
when
allegations
of
Misconduct
were
pending,
Bereday
acknowledged
that the
material
facts
upon
which
the
allegations
of
Misconduct
were
pending
are true
and that
he could
not
successfully
defend
against
them.
View
Bereday
Order (PDF
Posted
11/13/17)
November
6, 2017
Fred
Winslow
Young,
Access
Law
Group,
P.C.,
Suite B,
11780
Jefferson
Avenue,
Newport
News, VA 23606-1926
VSB
Docket
No.
16-010-104166
Effective
January
1, 2018,
a
three-judge
panel of
the
Circuit
Court of
the City
of
Newport
News
suspended Fred
Winslow
Young’s license
to
practice
law for
three
years
for
violating
professional
rules
that
govern
competence,
diligence,
communication,
fees,
safekeeping
of
property,
terminating
representation,
disciplinary
matters,
and
misconduct.
View
Young
Order (PDF
posted
1/3/18)
November
3, 2017
Christopher
DeCoy
Parrott,
12073
Lancers
Ct.,
Manassas,
VA 20112
VSB
Docket
No.
18-053-110432
On
October
31,
2017,
pursuant
to Part
Six,
Section
IV
Paragraph
13-28 of
the
Rules of
the
Supreme
Court of
Virginia,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked Christopher
DeCoy
Parrott’s license
to
practice
law
based on
his
affidavit
consenting
to the
revocation.
In
consenting
to the
revocation
at a
time
when
allegations
of
Misconduct
were
pending,
Parrott
acknowledged
that the
material
facts
upon
which
the
allegations
of
Misconduct
were
pending
are true
and that
he could
not
successfully
defend
against
them.
View
Parrot
Order (PDF
posted
11/6/17)
November
2, 2017
Abu
Bakarr
Kalokoh,
3620
Bevan
Drive,
Fairfax,
VA 22030
VSB
Docket
No.
17-052-106967
On
November
1, 2017,
the
Fifth
District
Section
II
Subcommittee
of the
Virginia
State
Bar
issued a
public
reprimand
to Abu Bakarr Kalokoh for violating rules of professional conduct that
govern
diligence,
conflict
of
interest,
and
safekeeping
property.
This was
an
agreed
disposition.
View
Kalokoh
Order (PDF
posted
11/6/17)
November
2, 2017
Geraldine
Sue
Miller,
Geraldine
S.
Miller,
LLC,
P.O. Box
10050,
Fort
Mohave,
AZ 86427
VSB Docket No. 18-000-109954
On
October
27,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended Geraldine
Sue
Miller’s license
to
practice
law for
30 days
commencing
on
October
6, 2017,
based on
her
suspension
by the
Supreme
Court of
Arizona,
and
ordered
her
suspension
be
continued
until
Ms.
Miller
provides
proof of
reinstatement
by the
Arizona
disciplinary
authority.
View
Miller
Order (PDF
Posted
11/17/17)
November
2, 2017
Paul
Erik
Wilke,
Esq.,
Erik
Wilke,
Attorney
at Law,
301 E
Market
St Suite
E, PO
Box 333,
Charlottesville,
VA
22902-0333
VSB Docket Nos.:
17-070-106708,
17-070-107647
On October 24, 2017,
the
Seventh
District
Subcommittee
of the
Virginia
State
Bar
issued a
public
reprimand
with
terms to Paul
Erik
Wilke for
violating
the
rules of
professional
conduct
that
govern
competence,
diligence,
fees,
conflicts
of
interest,
fairness
to
opposing
party
and
counsel,
and
respect
for
rights
of third
persons.
This was
an
agreed
disposition
of
misconduct
charges.
View
Wilke
Order (PDF
posted
11/6/17)
October 30, 2017
James
Aloysius
Powers,
Powers/DRPA
c/o
iConnect
Group,
21630
Ridgetop
Circle,
Suite
120,
Sterling,
Virginia
20166
VSB Docket No. 18-000-110175
Effective October 26, 2017, the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
summarily
suspended James
Aloysius
Powers’s
license
to
practice
law
based on
his
indefinite
suspension
in
Maryland.
He was
ordered
to
appear
before
the
board on
November
17,
2017, to
show
cause
why the
same
discipline
that was
imposed
in
Maryland
should
not be
imposed
by the
board.
October
17, 2017
Sherri
Ann
Thaxton,
Sherri
A.
Thaxton,
P.C.,
4124
East
Parham
Road,
Henrico,
VA 23228
VSB
Docket
No.:
15-033-101632
On September 14,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
issued a
public
reprimand
with
terms to Sherri
Ann
Thaxton for
violating
professional
rules
that
govern
competence
and
diligence.
View
Thaxton
Order (PDF
posted
10/25/17)
October 6, 2017
Robert Jutzi Howell, 102
Mirror
Lake Ct,
Cary, NC 27513
VSB Docket No.: 18-000-110023
On
September
28,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
revoked
Robert
Jutzi
Howell’s
license
to
practice
law
based on
his
affidavit
consenting
to the
revocation
due to
prior
revocations
to
practice
law in
North
Carolina
and
Illinois.
In
consenting
to the
revocation,
Howell
acknowledged
that the
charges
against
him are
true and
that he
could
not
successfully
defend
against
them.
View
Howell
Order (PDF
posted
10/6/17)
September 22, 2017
Vinceretta Taylor Chiles, P.O.
Box
8089,
Richmond,
VA
23223-0089
VSB Docket Nos. 17-033-106995,
18-000-110400
Effective April 1, 2019, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary
Board
suspended Vinceretta
Taylor
Chiles’s license to practice law for six months, with terms, for failing
to
comply
with the
terms of
a
two-year
suspension
issued
April 1,
2017,
and for
violating
professional
rules
that
govern
diligence.
This was
an
agreed
disposition
of
misconduct
charges.
View
Chiles
Order (PDF
posted 9/22/17)
September
18, 2017
*
Robert Lyman Isaac Shearer, Jr.,
Law
Offices
of
Robert
Shearer,
10521
Judicial
Dr.,
Suite
105,
Fairfax,
VA 22030
VSB Docket No.
18-052-109900
On
September
15,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended Robert
Lyman
Isaac
Shearer,
Jr.’s license
to
practice
law for
failing
to
comply
with a
subpoena
duces
tecum
issued
by the
Bar.
*On May
24,
2018,
Robert
Lyman
Isaac
Shearer
Jr.
complied
with the
subpoena
duces
tecum
and the
suspension
was
lifted.
September
14, 2017
Shelly
Renee
Collette,
Collette
Law,
LLC,
P.O. Box
2111,
Winchester,
Virginia
22604
VSB
Docket
No.
18-000-110364
On September 14, 2017, the Virginia State Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended Shelly
Renee
Collette’s license
to
practice
law on
impairment
grounds.
View
Collette
Order (PDF
posted
9/19/17)
September
5, 2017
Karl
Leonard
Larson, Arlington,
Texas
VSB Docket
No. 17-090-107631
On
September
1, 2017,
the
Ninth
District
Subcommittee
of the
Virginia
State
Bar
issued a
public
reprimand
to Karl
Leonard
Larson for
violating
professional
rules
that
govern
safekeeping
property.
This was
an
agreed
disposition
of
misconduct
charges.
View
Larson
Order (PDF
posted
9/19/17)
August 31, 2017
Wayne Richard Hartke, Hartke Law
Offices,
11890
Sunrise
Valley
Drive,
Reston,
Virginia
20191
VSB Docket No. 17-051-107328
On August 25, 2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended Wayne
Richard
Hartke’s
license
to
practice
law for
five
years
effective
October
27,
2019,
for
violating
professional
rules
that
govern
candor
toward
the
tribunal.
The
suspension
will be
consecutive
to a
three-year
suspension
issued
on
October
27,
2016.
View
Hartke
Order (PDF
posted
9/19/17)
August
18, 2017
Elizabeth
Monroe
Hill,
Family
First
Law
Practice
LLC,
9701
Gayton
Road,
Suite 7,
Richmond,
Virginia
23238
16-031-106219
On August 17, 2017, the Third District Subcommittee of the Virginia State
Bar
issued a
public
reprimand
with
terms to
Elizabeth Monroe Hill for violating professional rules that govern
neutrality
and
conflicts
of
interest.
This was
an
agreed
disposition
of
misconduct
charges.
View Hill
Order
(PDF
posted
5/11/18)
J
uly 21,
2017
Jud
Andrew
Fischel,
Jud A.
Fischel,
P.C., 24
Ashby
Street,
Warrenton,
VA
20186-3236
VSB
Docket
No.
17-070-106687
On July
10,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
revoked Jud
Andrew
Fischel’s license
to
practice
law
based on
his
affidavit
consenting
to the
revocation. By
tendering
his
consent
to
revocation
at a
time
when
allegations
of
misconduct
are
pending,
Fischel
acknowledges
that
the
material
facts
upon
which
the
allegations
of
misconduct
are
pending
are
true.
View
Fischel
Order (PDF
posted 8/10/17)
J
uly 17,
2017
Christopher
Paul
Schewe,
216
South
Patrick
Street,
Alexandria,
Virginia
22314
VSB
Docket
No.
17-042-108562
Effective
June 30,
2017,
the
Virginia
State
Bar
Fourth
District
Committee,
Section
II,
issued a
public
reprimand
without
terms to Christopher
Paul
Schewe for
failing
to
comply
with
earlier
terms
issued
for
violating
the
professional
rule
that
governs
competence.
View
Schewe
Order (PDF
posted 8/10/17)
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