Virginia Lawyer Register DISCIPLINARY SUMMARIES The following are summaries of disciplinary actions for violations of the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) (Rules of the Virginia Supreme Court Part 6, ¶ II, eff. Jan. 1, 2000) or another of the Supreme Court Rules. Copies of disciplinary orders are available at the link pro-vided with each summary or by contacting the Virginia State Bar Clerk’s Offi ce at (804) 775-0539 or clerk@vsb.org. VSB docket numbers are provided. Steward Lee Gitler Alexandria, VA 19-052-113926 Effective May 8, 2019, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended Stewart Lee Gitler’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for 90 days for violating professional rules that govern misconduct. This was an agreed disposition of misconduct charges. RPC 8.4 (b), (c) www.vsb.org/docs/Gitler-051319.pdf Daniel Robert Goodwin Vienna, VA 17-000-108658 On May 17, 2019, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended Daniel Robert Goodwin’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for three years based on his February 10, 2017, conviction of a felony in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The suspension is effective March 15, 2017, the date of Goodwin’s summary suspension. Rules of Court, Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13-22 www.vsb.org/docs/Goodwin-053019.pdf Elizabeth Christine Griffi n Mechanicsville, VA 18-033-111299 Effective May 31, 2019, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board issued a public reprimand with terms to Elizabeth Christine Grif-fi n for violating professional rules that govern fairness to opposing party and counsel and misconduct. This was an agreed disposition of misconduct charges. RPC 3.4 (d); 8.4 (b) www.vsb.org/docs/Griffi n-060319.pdf Michael Denis Kmetz Norfolk, VA 18-022-109905 The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended Michael Denis Kmetz’s license, effective June 1, 2019, to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for nine months, with terms, for violating professional rules that govern competence, diligence, communication, and the safekeeping of property. This was an agreed disposition of misconduct charges. RPC 1.1; 1.3 (a); 1.4 (a); 1.15 (a)(1), (b)(5), (c)(1, 2, 4), (d)(4) www.vsb.org/docs/Kmetz-051519.pdf Gary L. Lumsden Roanoke, VA 18-080-110504 Effective March 28, 2019, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked Gary L. Lumsden’s license to practice law based on his affi davit consenting to the revocation. By tendering his consent to revocation at a time when allegations of misconduct are pending, Lumsden acknowledges that the material facts upon which the allegations of misconduct are pending are true. Rules of Court, Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13-28 www.vsb.org/docs/Lumsden-040219.pdf DISCIPLINARY BOARD Alexander Maxwell Ace Leesburg, VA 18-070-111423, 19-070-114290 Effective April 1, 2019, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked Alexander Maxwell Ace’s license to practice law based on his affi davit consenting to the revocation. By tendering his consent to revocation at a time when allegations of misconduct are pending, Ace acknowledges that the material facts upon which the allegations of misconduct are pending are true. Rules of Court, Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13-28. RPC 1.3 (a), (b); 1.4 (a), (c); 1.16 (a)(2), (c), (d) www.vsb.org/docs/Ace-040219.pdf John Michael Cassell Charles Town, WV 19-000-114956 Effective April 26, 2019, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked John Michael Cassell’s license to practice law in the Com-monwealth of Virginia. This was a reciprocal revocation based on the January 10, 2019, revocation of his West Virginia law license by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Rules of Court, Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13-24 www.vsb.org/docs/Cassell-050319.pdf James Stephen Del Sordo Manassas, VA 18-053-110776 Effective April 26, 2019, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended James Stephen Del Sordo’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for one year and one day for violating professional rules that govern safekeeping property, depositing funds, disbursal of funds, record-keeping requirements, and mis-conduct. RPC 1. 15(b)(5), 1.15(c)(l), 1.15(d)(3), 1.15(d)(4), 8.4(c) www.vsb.org/docs/DelSordo-050719.pdf Peter Robin Estes Springfi eld, VA 19-000-114800 Effective May 17, 2019, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked Peter Robin Estes’ license to practice law in the Common-wealth of Virginia. This was a reciprocal revocation based on his October 19, 2016, disbarment from the practice of law in the State of California. Rules of Court, Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13-24 www.vsb.org/docs/Estes-052419.pdf 52 VIRGINIA LAWYER | June 2019 | Vol. 68 www.vsb.org