South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

One of the great ironies of our justice system is that arbitration clauses are inserted into contracts ostensibly to keep any subsequent disputes out of litigation, but the clauses are themselves frequently and ferociously litigated. Sometimes these arguments over arbitration ...

Judge: Kenneth E. Johns Jr. Location: Walhalla Bar membership: Not a member of the state bar Disciplinary action: Suspended from judicial duties for 18 months on Oct. 13 Background: In a post on his Facebook page, on which Johns identified ...

Attorney: Cory Howerton Fleming Location: Beaufort Bar membership: Member since 1994 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further order on Oct. 8 Background: The Office of Disciplinary Counsel asked the Supreme Court to place Fleming on interim ...

  The pandemic has taught us how amazing technologies like FaceTime and Zoom can be in connecting us to the loved ones we can’t be with physically. But it’s also been a lesson in all the ways that those substitutes ...

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Attorney: Jeffrey Thomas Watson Location: Mount Pleasant Bar membership: Member since 2016 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further notice on Oct. 1 Background: The Office of Disciplinary Counsel asked the Supreme Court to place Watson on ...

Attorney: Kenneth Philip Shabel Location: Spartanburg Bar membership: Member since 1998 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on Sept. 22 Background: Shabel represented a client in a criminal matter on a flat-fee basis. The flat-fee agreement was not in writing as required. ...

Attorney: Shawn M. Campbell Location: Spartanburg Bar membership: Member since 2001 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for four months on Sept. 22 Background: Prior to 2017, Campbell abdicated his responsibility for managing his law firm’s trust account ...

Attorney: Christopher Lance Sheek Location: Greenville Bar membership: Member since 1992 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for one year on Sept. 22 Background: Sheek’s conduct in two cases before the South Carolina Court of Appeals demonstrated a ...

A law firm that had been dismissed by its client in a workers’ compensation dispute will not be able to sue the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission for failing to notify it of a hearing at which the commission approved ...

Attorney: Richard Alexander Murdaugh Location: Hampton Bar membership: Member since 1994 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further order on Sept. 8 Background: The Office of Disciplinary Counsel asked the Supreme Court to place Murdaugh on interim ...