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Marc Ericson Darnell

Marcari Russotto Spencer & Balaban
P.O. Box 1673
Newport News, Virginia 23601-0673

(757) 817-3326

Not available

Date Admitted

May 05, 2005

Illinois Registration Status

Not authorized to practice law as attorney is not currently registered with ARDC and has not demonstrated required MCLE compliance – Last Registered Year: 2019

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re Darnell, Marc Ericson, 2022PR00012
Disposition Suspension with condition(s)
Effective Date of Disposition 10/13/2023
End Date of Disposition 07/13/2024 Condition(s) satisfied.
Definition of Disposition A suspension with conditions reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct and that the misconduct warrants both an interruption of the lawyer's authority to practice law during the suspension period, and the imposition of conditions with which the lawyer must comply. The suspension may be for a fixed period of time or for a fixed period of time and until the lawyer complies with the conditions. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.
Case Summary Mr. Darnell was licensed to practice in Illinois in 2005 and in Virginia in 2007. On March 18, 2021, the Virginia State Disciplinary Board entered an order suspending him for nine months, effective on September 19, 2022, when his current three-year Virginia suspension ends. Mr. Darnell did not diligently pursue a client's personal injury matter, did not reasonably communicate with his client, and made misrepresentations to his client about the status of her matter. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for nine months and until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Virginia, effective on October 13, 2023, when his current Illinois reciprocal suspension is due to end.
In re Darnell, Marc Ericson, 2020PR00024
Disposition Suspension with condition(s)
Effective Date of Disposition 10/13/2020
End Date of Disposition 07/13/2024 Condition(s) satisfied.
Definition of Disposition A suspension with conditions reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct and that the misconduct warrants both an interruption of the lawyer's authority to practice law during the suspension period, and the imposition of conditions with which the lawyer must comply. The suspension may be for a fixed period of time or for a fixed period of time and until the lawyer complies with the conditions. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.
Case Summary Mr. Darnell was licensed in Illinois in 2005 and in Virginia in 2007. The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended Mr. Darnell for three years for incompetently representing several clients, failing to communicate with those clients, and mishandling client funds. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him in Illinois for three years and until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Virginia. The suspension is effective on October 13, 2020.
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