Attorney Scott Curnutte of Elkins, WV; ethical gremlin  

The state of West Virginia presented Scott A. Curnutte with a law license in 1991 after he graduated from the University of West Virginia School of Law.

The Lawyer Disciplinary Board found Scotty guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

• Engaged in a pattern of misconduct
• Misconduct involved a dishonest or selfish motive
• For three consecutive years Scotty lied in his certification to the State Bar that he was covered by professional liability insurance (Up yours, said Scotty!)
• Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty, or misrepresentation

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

And lastly, as one would suspect, Scotty fails to mention the misconduct set forth above on his self-serving website at www.curnuttelaw.com. Apparently, he chose to conceal this relevant information from prospective clients for the purpose of not limiting his future victim pool.

As we speak (ca. January 2022), Scotty practices his so-called brand of law with the Curnutte Law Office at 312 Railroad Avenue in Elkins, West Virginia.