South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

A federal judge overstepped in imposing a sweeping gag order in a contentious series of nuisance lawsuits against the world’s largest pork producer, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. “Gag orders should be a last resort, not ...

Paul L. Erickson was suspended from the practice of law for five years on Oct. 31 as an imposition of reciprocal discipline. The suspension will be applied retroactively to the date of his now-completed North Carolina suspension.

Tagged with: Bar Discipline

Attorney: Ronald Wade Moak Location: Camden Bar membership: Member since 2000 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further notice on Oct. 2 Background: The Supreme Court suspended Moak’s license to practice law until further order and appointed ...

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Judge Michael Nettles has been appointed to South Carolina’s Circuit Court Judges Advisory Committee, and Judge Deadra Jefferson will become the committee’s chair, effective January 1, the state Supreme Court has announced. Nettles, a circuit court judge for the Twelfth ...

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The South Carolina Supreme Court has raised some of the filing fees in the appellate courts for the first time in decades. The filing fees for filing a notice of appeal and for filing a petition for a writ of ...

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The North Carolina Supreme Court has approved a temporary amendment to the rules of the North Carolina State Bar to let attorneys from other states register to provide pro bono assistance to residents of the state who were affected by ...

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A South Carolina worker who claims he was fired for asking whether his company had shortchanged him out of a bonus he was due can sue his former employer for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, a federal judge ...

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Attorney: Daniel Edward Johnson Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 1998 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further order on Sept. 24 Background: Johnson, the Solicitor for the 5th Circuit, was indicted by a federal grand jury ...

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Attorney: Hoyt Shay Neal Location: Phoenix, Arizona Bar membership: Member since 2003 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further order on Sept. 20 Background: On Feb. 8 the Office of Disciplinary Counsel forwarded to the South Carolina ...

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  The law firm Smith Moore Leatherwood has announced that it will merge with the national law firm Fox Rothschild effective Nov. 1. Smith Moore has six offices, including one in Greenville, which will bear the Fox Rothschild name after ...

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