Indianapolis attorney suspended 3 years in S.C.

Attorney: Gregory Payne Sloan

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Bar membership: Member since 1996

Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for three years on Jan. 22, retroactive to the date of his interim suspension.

Background: Sloan fell behind on his billable hours and started falsifying his time. He was also not always truthful with clients regarding their cases in an attempt to cover for his uncompleted work. Sloan also made false reports on his expense reports, specifically by altering hotel bills and flight bills, and received reimbursement for trips that were not made and client dinners that did not actually occur. Sloan submitted false expenses approximately 25 times, for a total amount in excess of $5,000, and the amount of falsely billed time exceeded 35 hours. Sloan admitted that by his conduct he violated Rules 1.3 (diligence), 1.5 (fees), 8.4(d) (engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation), and 8.4(e) (engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice).

Previous discipline: Sloan had been on interim suspension since Jan. 13, 2017. He was also administratively suspended in May 2019 for failing to comply with Continuing Legal Education requirements.