Attorney Eugene Simmons of Marlinton, WV; serial offender

The state of West Virginia presented Eugene Maynard Simmons with a law license in 1961.

The Lawyer Disciplinary Board found Gene guilty of the following misconduct

Gene’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to communicate with client
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to promptly return client file
• Failed to promptly notify clients his license suspended

As a consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the West Virginia Supreme Court punished Gene by gifting him with a complimentary 1-month suspension of his law license.

Gene’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to prepare final orders in 42 criminal cases before leaving the Office of Prosecuting Attorney of Pocahontas County
• Failed to timely return client file after being terminated
• Failed to submit required documents in several cases

As a consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the West Virginia Supreme Court punished Gene by gifting him with a complimentary admonishment.

Gene’s 3^rd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to notify his client that his law license as suspended
• Failed to advise client of status of legal matter
• Failed to return numerous client phone calls
• Failed to return client file to new attorney as client requested
• Failed to refund unearned fees (cheater)
• Failed to timely respond to ethics complaint (Up yours, said Gene!)
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to take reasonable steps to protect client interests after being fired
• Failed to comply with court order regarding discovery
• Failed to advise client that the court had dismissed her case
• Violated a duty he owed to his client

As a consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the West Virginia Supreme Court punished Gene by gifting him with a complimentary 6-month suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. March 2015), Gene practices at 900 Tenth Avenue in Marlinton, West Virginia.