November 28,
2018
Kurt Joseph
Pomrenke,
17763 Mahogany
Dr., Abingdon,
VA 24210
VSB Docket No.
18-102-111050
Effective
November 27,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended
Kurt Joseph
Pomrenke’s
license to
practice law
in the
Commonwealth
of Virginia for
nine months for
violating
professional
rules that
govern
misconduct.
This was an
agreed
disposition of
charges.
View
Pomrenke Order
(PDF posted
11/28/18)
November 26,
2018
Kathryn
Suzanne
Pennington,
Esq.,
Pennington Law
PLC, One
Columbus Cntr
Ste 600,
Virginia
Beach, VA
23462
VSB Docket No.
19-021-113686
On November
26, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
Kathryn
Suzanne
Pennington’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the Bar.
View
Pennington
Order (PDF
posted
11/26/18)
November 26,
2018
Joseph Willis
Lee III,
4502 Autumn Lane, Roanoke, VA 24017
VSB Docket No.
16-010-105807
Effective October 25, 2018, a Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board issued a
public
reprimand
without terms
to
Joseph Willis
Lee III
for violating
professional
rules that
govern
fairness to
opposing party
and counsel
and the
additional
responsibilities
of a
prosecutor.
This was an
agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View Lee Order (PDF
posted
11/26/18)
November 20,
2018
Steven Frank
Helm,
105 E
Grace Street
#1, Richmond,
VA 23219
VSB Docket No
18-000-111394
On November
16, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
announced that
it will
recommend that
the Supreme
Court of
Virginia
approve
Steven Frank
Helm’s
petition for
reinstatement
of his license
to practice
law. The
board’s
recommendation
will be filed
with the
Court, which
will take
final action
on the
petition.
View Helm
Order
November 19,
2018
Richard O.
Gates, Gates
Law, 10030
Ironbridge
Road,
Chesterfield,
VA 23832-0187
VSB Docket No. 18-000-112348
On September 28, 2018, a Virginia State Bar Disciplinary
Board issued a
public
reprimand to Richard O. Gates for violating professional rules that govern misconduct.
This was an
imposition of
reciprocal
discipline,
based on
disciplinary
action by the
U.S.
Bankruptcy
Court, Eastern
District of
Virginia.
View Gates
Order (PDF
posted
11/19/18)
November 15,
2018
Robert Louis
Wegman, 392
Battlefield
Boulevard,
South, Suite
202,
Chesapeake, VA
23322
VSB Docket No.
18-010-110223
On November
13, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar First
District
Subcommittee
issued a
public
admonition
without terms
to
Robert Louis Wegman for violating professional rules that govern
fairness to
opposing party
and counsel
and dealing
with
unrepresented
persons. This
was an agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View Wegman
Order (PDF
posted
11/15/18)
November 14,
2018
Keith Hamner
Waldrop, P.O.
Box 268,
Goochland, VA
23063-0268
VSB Docket No. 18-70-112160
On October 24, 2018, a Virginia State Bar Seventh District
Subcommittee
issued a
public
reprimand
without terms
to Keith
Hamner Waldrop
for violating
professional
rules that
govern the
unauthorized
practice of
law. This was
an agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View Waldrop
Order (PDF
posted
11/14/18)
November 14,
2018
Franklin
Clemmer
Coyner, P.O.
Box 2, Stuarts
Draft, VA
24477-0002
VSB Docket
Nos.
17-080-107192
and
18-080-110496
Case No.
CL18000413-00
Effective
September 21,
2018, the
Circuit Court
for the City
of Staunton
issued a
public
reprimand with
terms to
Franklin
Clemmer Coyner
for
violating
professional
rules that
govern the
safekeeping of
property. This
was an agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View Coyner
Order (PDF
posted
11/14/18)
November 6,
2018
John James
Good, Jr.,
Esq., John J.
Good, Jr.,
P.C., 800
Corporate Dr.,
Ste. 301,
Stafford, VA
22554
VSB Docket No.
19-060-113221
On November 6,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
John James
Good, Jr.’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the Bar.
View Good
Order (PDF
posted
11/6/18)
November 5,
2018
George Ernest
Marzloff, 2102
Jefferson
Davis Highway,
2nd Floor,
Stafford, VA
22554
VSB Docket
Nos.
18-060-109931,18-060-111021,
18-060-111186
Effective
December 7,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended George
Ernest
Marzloff’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for
three years for
violating
professional
rules that
govern
diligence,
communication,
the
safekeeping of
property, and
misconduct.
This was an
agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View Marzloff
Order (PDF
posted
11/5/18)
October 31,
2018
Martin F.
McMahon, 1150
Connecticut
Ave, N.W., Ste
900,
Washington, DC
20036
VSB Docket No.
17-053-108449
Effective
October 26,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended Martin
F. McMahon’s
privilege to
practice law
in the
Commonwealth
of Virginia for
60 days for
violating
professional
rules that
govern candor
toward the
tribunal and
misconduct. By
attempting to
provide legal
services in
Virginia and
by directing
his conduct
toward a
Virginia
tribunal,
McMahon
subjected
himself to the
disciplinary
authority of
Virginia, and
Virginia Rules
of
Professional
Conduct apply
pursuant to
Rule 8.5.
View McMahon
Order (PDF
posted
11/19/18)
Amended Order
(PDF posted
11/30/18)
October 30,
2018
*
Sean Hanover,
HHC, Inc.,
2751
Prosperity
Ave., Suite
150, Fairfax,
VA 22031
VSB Docket
No. 19-000-113945
Effective
October 26,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
summarily
suspended
Sean Hanover’s
license to
practice law
in Virginia.
The suspension
was based on
his October 3,
2018,
conviction of
a crime in the
Circuit Court
for Baltimore
County in the
State of
Maryland. The
board ordered
Hanover to
appear before
the board on
November 16,
2018, to show
cause why his
license to
practice law
within the
Commonwealth
of Virginia
should not be
further
suspended or
revoked.
View Hanover
Order (PDF
posted
10/30/18)
*Continued to
June 20, 2019
October
30, 2018
Eva Lavonne
Stephenson
Plum, 3835
Little Calf
Pasture
Highway,
Craigsville,
VA 24430
VSB Docket
No. 19-000-113473
Effective
October 26,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked Eva
Lavonne
Stephenson Plum’s license to practice law in Virginia based on her
August 7,
2018, Alford
plea to a
crime in the
Circuit Court
for the County
of Augusta.
View Plum
Order (PDF
posted
12/18/18)
October 30,
2018
Jason Allen
Spitler, 170
South Court
Street, P.O.
Box 706,
Luray, VA
22835
VSB Docket No.
18-070-112538
On October 30,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
Jason Allen
Spitler’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the bar.
View Spitler
Order (PDF
posted
10/30/18)
October 30,
2018
Travis Joseph
Tisinger
VSB Docket No.
18-070-109616
On October 30,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
Travis Joseph
Tisinger’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the bar.
View Tisinger
Order (PDF
posted
10/30/18)
October 24,
2018
*
Robert Edward
Howard, Esq.,
2207 Fort Ward
Place,
Alexandria, VA
22304
VSB Docket No.
18-042-108189
On October 24,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
Robert
Edward Howard’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the Bar.
View Howard
Order (PDF
posted
10/24/18)
*
On October 30,
2018, Mr.
Howard
complied with
the subpoena
duces
tecum
and the
suspension was
lifted.
October 18,
2018
*
Jason Michael
Breneman,
COTULaw, PO
Box 405,
Ashland,
Virginia 23005
VSB Docket No.
18-032-111093
On
October 18, 2018,
the Virginia
State Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
Jason Michael
Breneman’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the Bar.
View Breneman
Order (PDF
posted
10/18/18)
* On
November 13,
2018, Mr.
Breneman complied
with the
subpoena
duces
tecum
and the
suspension was
lifted.
October 15,
2018
*
**
William Bryant
Claiborne,
P.O. Box 219,
Halifax, VA
24558-0219
VSB Docket No.
17-090-109503,
Case No. CL
18000657-00
Effective
October 11,
2018, the
Circuit Court
for the County
of Halifax
suspended
William
Bryant Claiborne’s
license to
practice law
in the
Commonwealth
of Virginia
for two years
for violating
professional
rules that
govern
competence,
diligence,
meritorious
claims and
contentions,
fairness to
opposing party
and counsel,
impartiality
and decorum of
the tribunal,
judicial
officials, and
misconduct.
View Claiborne
Order (PDF
posted
12/18/18)
*On October
17, 2018 Mr.
Claiborne
filed an
appeal with
the Supreme
Court of
Virginia.
** On May 10,
2019 the
Virginia
Supreme Court
denied Mr.
Clairborne's
appeal.
October 4,
2018
Thomas Hunt
Roberts,
Thomas H.
Roberts &
Associates,
P.C., 105
South First
Street,
Richmond, VA
23219
VSB Docket No. 16-031-106233
On September 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of Virginia
affirmed the
decision of
the Virginia
State Bar
Disciplinary
Board
and the Third
District
Committee,
Section I,
to issue a public reprimand to Thomas
Hunt Roberts for
violating
professional
rules that
govern the
safekeeping of
property.
View Roberts
Order (PDF
posted
10/4/18)
View Roberts
SCV Mandate
and Opinion
(PDF posted
10/4/18)
October 4,
2018
Timothy George
Hayes, 247
Hayes Hill,
Tazewell, VA
24651
VSB Docket
No. 18-000-107910
Effective
October 4,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
summarily
suspended
Timothy George
Hayes’
license to
practice law
in Virginia.
The suspension
was based on
his January 9,
2018, no
contest plea
to a crime in
the Circuit
Court for the
County of
Tazewell. The
board ordered
Hayes to
appear before
the board on
October 26,
2018, to show
cause why his
license to
practice law
within the
Commonwealth
of Virginia
should not be
further
suspended or
revoked.
View Hayes
Order (PDF
posted
10/4/18)
October 4,
2018
Eva Lavonne
Stephenson
Plum, 3835
Little Calf
Pasture
Highway,
Craigsville,
VA 24430
VSB Docket
No. 19-000-113473
Effective
October 4,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
summarily
suspended Eva
Lavonne
Stephenson
Plum’s
license to
practice law
in Virginia.
The suspension
was based on
her August 7,
2018, Alford
plea to a
crime in the
Circuit Court
for the County
of Augusta.
The board
ordered Plum
to appear
before the
board on
October 26,
2018, to show
cause why her
license to
practice law
within the
Commonwealth
of Virginia
should not be
further
suspended or
revoked.
View Plum
Order (PDF
posted
10/4/18)
October 1, 2018
Bryan James Waldron, 11312
Lapham Dr.,
Oakton, VA
22124
VSB Docket No.
17-051-106968,
18-051-109817,
18-051-111305,18-051-111321
Effective
September 28,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked
Bryan James
Waldron’s
license to
practice law
in the
Commonwealth
of Virginia
based on
violations of
the rules of
professional
conduct
governing
competence,
diligence,
communication,
safekeeping of
property,
truthfulness
in statements
to others, the
unauthorized
practice of
law –
multijurisdictional
practice of
law, bar
admission and
disciplinary
matters, and
misconduct.
View Waldron
Order (PDF
posted
10/15/18)
October 1,
2018
Brian Kraig
Telfair, 3007
Brook Road,
Richmond, VA
23227
VSB Docket No.
17-032-108498
Effective
September 28,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended Brian
Kraig Telfair’s
license to
practice law
in the
Commonwealth
of Virginia for
90 days for
violating
professional
rules that
govern
misconduct.
View Telfair
Order (PDF
posted
10/25/18)
October 1,
2018
Sonya
Borgaonkar
Costanzo, P.O.
Box 485,
Fredericksburg,
VA 22404
VSB
Docket Nos.
17-060-109265,
18-060-109936
On September
27, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked Sonya
Borgaonkar
Costanzo’s
license to
practice law
based on her
affidavit
consenting to
the
revocation. By
tendering her
consent to
revocation at
a time when
allegations of
misconduct are
pending,
Costanzo
acknowledges
that the
material facts
upon which the
allegations of
misconduct
pending are
true.
View
Costanzo Order
(PDF posted
10/2/18)
September
28, 2018
Patrick
Richard Blasz,
Law Offices of
Patrick R.
Blasz, 10224
Tamarack
Drive, Vienna,
VA 22182
VSB Docket
No. 17-052-107961
On September
27, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked Patrick
Richard
Blasz’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, Blasz
acknowledges
that the
material facts
upon which the
allegations of
misconduct
pending are
true.
View Blasz
Order (PDF
posted
9/28/18)
September 24,
2018
Peter M.
Baskin,
10387 Main
Street, Suite
204, Fairfax,
VA 22030
VSB Docket No.
17-052-109440
Circuit Court
Case No.
CL2018-06138
By order
entered August
24, 2018, the
Circuit Court
for the County
of Fairfax
approved an
agreed
disposition
suspending,
with terms,
Peter M. Baskin’s license to practice law in Virginia for a period
of sixty days.
The suspension
is effective
September 1,
2018. The
three-judge
panel found
that Baskin
violated
professional
rules
governing
diligence and
the
safekeeping of
property.
View Baskin
Order (PDF
posted
9/24/18)
September 19,
2018
Travis
Joseph
Tisinger, P.O.
Box 307,
Berryville, VA
22611
VSB Docket
No.18-070-112910
On
September19,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
Travis Joseph
Tisinger’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the Bar.
View Tisinger
Order (PDF
posted
9/19/18)
September 14,
2018
Dana Lauren
Tapper, 301 N.
Riverwalk
Drive, #215,
Buffalo Grove,
IL 60089
VSB Docket
No. 18-032-112017
On September
13, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked Dana
Lauren Tapper’s
license to
practice law
based on her
affidavit
consenting to
the
revocation. By
tendering her
consent to
revocation at
a time when
allegations of
misconduct are
pending,
Tapper
acknowledges
that the
material facts
upon which the
allegations of
misconduct
pending are
true.
View Tapper
Order (PDF
posted
9/14/18)
September 11,
2018
*
Patrick
Richard Blasz,
Law Offices of
Patrick R.
Blasz, 10224
Tamarack
Drive, Vienna,
VA 22182
VSB Docket No.
18-052-108877
On September
11, 2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
administratively
suspended
Patrick
Richard Blasz’s
license to
practice law
for failing to
comply with a
subpoena duces
tecum issued
by the Bar.
View Blasz
Order (PDF
posted
9/12/18)
View Blasz
Order (PDF
posted
9/25/18)
* On
September 25,
2018, Mr.
Blasz complied
with the
subpoena
duces
tecum
and the
suspension was
lifted.
September
11, 2018
John William
Tripp, 468
Investors
Place, Suite
202, Virginia
Beach, VA
23452
VSB Docket
Nos.
16-022-103341,
16-022-105230,
17-022-106582
and
17-022-109733;
Circuit Court
Case No.
CL18-2672
By order
entered
September 10,
2018, the
Circuit Court
for the City
of Virginia
Beach approved
an agreed
disposition
suspending,
with terms,
John William Tripp’s license to practice law in Virginia for a
period of six
months. The
suspension is
effective
September 12,
2018. The
three-judge
panel found
that Tripp
violated
professional
rules
governing
competence,
diligence,
communication,
fees, conflict
of interest
(prohibited
transactions),
client with
impairment,
safekeeping of
property, and
fairness to
opposing party
and counsel.
VSB Docket No.
17-022-106582
was dismissed
with
prejudice, as
set forth in
the agreed
disposition.
View Tripp
Order (PDF
posted
9/11/18)
September
4, 2018
John Lewis
Taylor III,
The Law Office of John L. Taylor III,
2416 Jefferson
Ave, Richmond,
VA 23223
VSB Docket No. l
7-031-108347
On August 29, 2018, a Virginia State Bar Third District Subcommittee issued
a public
reprimand
without terms
to
John Lewis
Taylor III
for violating
professional
rules that
govern the
impartiality
and decorum of
the tribunal.
This was an
agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View Taylor Order
(PDF posted
9/4/18)
August 29,
2018
Vincent Mark
Amberly,
129 Harrison Street, NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176
VSB Docket
No.
17-053-107711
On August 28, 2018, a Virginia State Bar Fifth District Subcommittee issued
a public
reprimand
without terms
to
Vincent Mark
Amberly
for violating
professional
rules that
govern the
safekeeping of
property. This
was an agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View Amberly Order
(PDF posted
8/29/18)
August 28,
2018
John James
McNally,
John J. McNally, P.C., P.O. Box 6366, Norfolk, VA
23508-0366
VSB Docket
No.
18-022-111805
On August 28, 2018, a Virginia State Bar Second District Subcommittee issued
a public
reprimand
without terms
to
John James McNally for
violating
professional
rules that
govern the
safekeeping of
property and
bar
admission and
disciplinary
matters.
This was an
agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View McNally Order
(PDF posted
8/28/18)
August 21,
2018
Scott Alan
Webber, Law
Office of
Scott A.
Webber, PLLC,
1102 2nd
Street, SW,
Roanoke, VA
24016
VSB Docket
No. 19-000-113007
On August 21,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board revoked Scott
Alan Webber’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,
Webber
acknowledges
that the
material facts
upon which the
allegations of
misconduct
pending are
true.
View Webber
Order (PDF
posted
8/21/18)
August 10,
2018
Christopher
Paul Reagan,
Christopher P. Reagan, P.C., 741 J. Clyde
Morris Blvd.,
Newport News, VA 23601
VSB Docket
No.
17-010-108162
On August 10, 2018, a Virginia State Bar First District Subcommittee issued
a public
reprimand
without terms
to
Christopher
Paul Reagan
for violating
professional
rules that
govern
competence,
diligence, and
communication.
This was an
agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View Reagan Order
(PDF posted
8/10/18)
August 2, 2018
Scott Alan
Webber, Law
Office of
Scott A.
Webber, PLLC,
1102 2nd
Street, SW,
Roanoke, VA
24016
VSB Docket
No. 19-000-113007
Effective
August 2,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
summarily
suspended Scott
Alan Webber’s
license to
practice law
in Virginia.
The suspension
was based on
his June 25,
2018, guilty
plea to a
crime in the
United States
District Court
for the
Western
District of
Virginia. The
board ordered
Webber to
appear before
the board on
August 24,
2018, to show
cause why his
license to
practice law
within the
Commonwealth
of Virginia
should not be
further
suspended or
revoked.
View Webber
Order (PDF
posted 8/2/18)
July 20, 2018
Lowell Alan
Stanley,
6330 Newtown
Rd., Ste. 324,
P.O. Box
12639,
Norfolk, VA
23541-0639
VSB Docket No.
17-021-109667
On July 20,
2018, the
Second
District
Subcommittee
of the
Virginia State
Bar issued a
public
reprimand
without terms
to
Lowell Alan
Stanley
for violating
professional
rules that
govern the
safekeeping of
property. This
was an agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View Stanley
Order (PDF
posted
7/20/18)
July 16, 2018
Carrie Willis
Witter, Coates
& Davenport,
5206 Markel
Rd, Suite 200,
Richmond VA
23230
VSB Docket No.
18-000-112943
On July 13,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board
suspended
Carrie Willis
Witter’s
license to
practice law
on impairment
grounds.
View Witter
Order (PDF
posted
7/16/18)
July 12, 2018
Bruce Edward
Downing, P.O.
Box 809,
Winchester, VA
22604
VSB Docket
Nos.
17-070-106921
and
17-070-107873
Effective
April 23,
2018, the
Virginia State
Bar
Disciplinary
Board issued a
public
admonition to
Bruce Edward Downing for violating professional rules that govern
competence,
diligence,
communication,
safekeeping
property,
declining or
terminating
representation,
and bar
admission and
disciplinary
matters. This
was an agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View Downing
Order (PDF
posted
7/12/18)
July 12, 2018
Alisa Lachow Correa,
Abogados Law,
PLC, 12934
Harbor Drive,
Suite 110,
Lake Ridge,
VA
22192
VSB Docket No.
17-051-106642
Effective
May 18, 2018, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board issued a public
reprimand with
terms to
Alisa Lachow
Correa for
violating
professional
rules that
govern the
safekeeping of
property.
View Correa Order
(PDF posted
7/12/18)
July 12, 2018
William Aaron Cluett,
8418
O’Bannon
Court, Suite
1011, Henrico,
VA 23228
VSB Docket Nos.
16-032-106107,
17-032-108661
and
18-032-109836
On July 10, 2018, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board issued a public
reprimand with
terms to
William Aaron
Cluett for
violating
professional
rules that
govern
competence,
diligence, and
communication.
This was an
agreed
disposition of
misconduct
charges.
View Cluett Order
(PDF posted
7/12/18)