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Dec 30, 2020
The property where McGinnis E. Hatfield formerly practiced law is pictured above. Staff photo by Jessica Nuzzo
BLUEFIELD â A Bluefield attorney has been disbarred after he attempted to barter sex from a stripper in exchange for handling her divorce case.
The mandate from the West Virginia Supreme Court annulling McGinnis E. Hatfieldâs license to practice law was handed down Dec. 22.
The case dates back to 2013 when Hatfield visited the Cherry Bomb Gentlemanâs Club with a friend, according to court documents. Due to the nature of the case, the woman involved is only identified as B.W.
âWhile at the club, the friend introduced Mr. Hatfield to B.W.,â the document states. âMr. Hatfield claims that he then proceeded to pay B.W. for a lap dance.â
West Virginia lawyer who sought sex for services disbarred
December 31, 2020 GMT
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) A West Virginia attorney has been disbarred after he attempted to barter his services in a woman’s divorce case for sex, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported.
The mandate from the West Virginia Supreme Court annulling McGinnis E. Hatfield’s license to practice law was handed down Dec. 22.
“The combination of the serious misconduct in which Mr. Hatfield engaged and his total lack of remorse and appreciation for the wrongfulness of his repugnant conduct warrants his disbarment,” the court wrote.
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The case dates back to 2013 when Hatfield visited the Cherry Bomb Gentleman’s Club and met a stripper identified in court documents as B.W. She later filed a complaint alleging that she asked Hatfield to represent her in a divorce, and he asked for sex because she could not afford his $1,500 fee.