The Virginia State Bar has suspended the license of a Roanoke-area immigration attorney who was under investigation by the disciplinary agency.

An order dated Aug. 21 states that the interim suspension of Jennifer Grace Smyrnos will remain in effect until she complies with a May 28 subpoena for documents filed by an attorney with the bar’s disciplinary board.

The two-page order contains no details about the investigation. A bar official declined to comment.

Reached by email Wednesday, Smyrnos said she has closed her Brambleton Avenue practice, Grace Immigration PLLC, and is not currently practicing law.

“This was not a decision I made lightly,” she wrote. “Due to unforeseen health circumstances, I had to step away sooner than I would have chosen.” The email did not address the bar acti

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