Virginia Lawyer Register James McMurray Johnson Woodbridge, VA 22192 19-060-115650 By Order entered October 16, 2020, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended James McMurray Johnson’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for a period of 90 days effective October 8, 2020, for violating pro-fessional rules that govern competence, scope of representation, diligence, communication, conflict of interest, bar admission and disciplinary matters, and misconduct. This was an agreed disposition of misconduct charges. RPC 1.1; 1.2(a); 1.3(a)(b); 1.4(a)(b); 1.7(a)(2); (b)(2)-(5); 8.1(d); 8.4(c) www.vsb.org/docs/Johnson-101920.pdf Michael Denis Kmetz, Esq. Virginia Beach, VA 23467-4547 19-000-116040 By Order entered and effective October 23, 2020, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended Michael Denis Kmetz’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for two years for failure to fulfill terms set in a previous nine-month suspension. Kmetz failed to comply with Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 13-18.O of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Kmetz’s nine-month suspension was for violations of his duties of competence, dili-gence, communication, and safekeeping property. RPC 1.1; 1.3(a); 1.4(a); 1.15(a-d) www.vsb.org/docs/Kmetz-102820.pdf Evelyn Ann Miller Oakton, VA 22124 19-052-115354; 19-052-115749 Effective October 2, 2020, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked Evelyn Ann Miller’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia based on her affidavit consenting to the revocation. By tendering her consent to revocation at a time when allegations of misconduct are pending, Miller acknowl-edges that the material facts upon which the allegations of mis-conduct are predicated are true. Rules of Court, Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13-28 www.vsb.org/docs/Miller-100220.pdf Chung Suk Oh Falls Church, VA 22043 20-052-116520 By Order entered October 28, 2020, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended Chung Suk Oh’s license to prac-tice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for a period of 90 days effective October 28, 2020, for violating professional rules that govern competence, diligence, communication, and declin-ing or terminating representation. This was an agreed disposi-tion of misconduct charges. RPC 1.1; 1.3(a); 1.4 (a); 1.16 (a-1,2,3) www.vsb.org/docs/Oh-102920.pdf www.vsb.org Richard Thomas Robol Columbus, Ohio 43201 19-021-114994 By Order entered and effective September 25, 2020, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended Richard Thomas Robol’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for four years based on his breaches of the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct governing candor to the tribunal, fairness to opposing party and counsel, truthfulness in statements to others, and misconduct. Ohio RPC 3.3(a)(1); 3.3(b); 3.4(a)(c); 4.1(b); 8.4(c)(d) www.vsb.org/docs/Robol-101620.pdf John B. Russell Jr. Bon Air, VA 23235 20-000-117794 Effective August 28, 2020, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended John B. Russell Jr.’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for three years for failing to comply with Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 13-29 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The three-year suspension begins November 1, 2021, the date his two-year suspension expires. Rules of Court, Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 13-29 www.vsb.org/docs/Russell-090820.pdf Jeffrey Marc Sherman Manassas, VA 20109 18-041-111137 Effective October 7, 2020, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked Jeffrey Marc Sherman’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia based on his affidavit consent-ing to the revocation. By tendering his consent to revocation at a time when allegations of misconduct are pending, Sherman acknowledges that the material facts upon which the allegations of misconduct are predicated are true. Rules of Court, Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13-28 www.vsb.org/docs/Sherman-100820.pdf Jon Edward Shields Manassas, VA 20108 19-053-114105 Effective October 22, 2020, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked Jon Edward Shields’ license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia based on his affidavit consenting to the revocation. By tendering his consent to revocation at a time when allegations of misconduct are pending, Shields acknowl-edges that the material facts upon which the allegations of mis-conduct are predicated are true. Rules of Court, Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13-28. www.vsb.org/docs/Shields-102620.pdf VOL. 69 | DECEMBER 2020 | VIRGINIA LAWYER 51