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Lawyers in the News – April 25
Turner Padget announced the additions of Charles S. Gwynne Jr., Christopher D. Scalzo, and Adrian R. Peguese to its ligation practice group. Gwynne joins the Columbia office as of counsel, Scalzo joins the Greenville office as of counsel, and Peguese joins the Florence office as an associate. Gwynne and Peguese will support the firm’s personal […]
It was, really, all good things
It’s hard to leave a job that has meant so much to me, but these things happen sometimes, and so this will be my final issue as the editor-in-chief of South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. I’ve worked for this newspaper for more than ten years, including almost four as editor, and I feel incredibly blessed to […]
Conway attorney reprimanded
Attorney: Ralph James Wilson Jr. Location: Conway Bar membership: Member since 2007 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on April 13. Background: Wilson was charged with felony first-degree domestic violence on January 24, 2021 and subsequently placed on interim suspension. (In February 2022, the Supreme Court issued an order lifting that interim suspension.) On December 6, 2021 […]
Myrtle Beach attorney reprimanded and fined
Attorney: Robert S. Guyton Location: Myrtle Beach Bar membership: Member since 2001 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded and fined $5,000 on April 13. Background: Guyton was reported to the South Carolina State Ethics Commission in January 2010. In January 2019, Guyton and the State Ethics Commission entered into a consent order in which Guyton admitted that […]
Charleston attorney suspended for nine months
Attorney: P. Michael DuPree Location: Charleston Bar membership: Member since 1988 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for nine months on April 13, retroactive to the date of his interim suspension. Background: On March 20, 2021, DuPree was arrested after a physical altercation with his girlfriend at a bowling alley. DuPree, who had […]
Top Verdicts & Settlements of 2021
Our Top Verdicts & Settlements list for 2021 is the first—and, hopefully, only—list that was fully impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As that year began, none of us really knew what it had in store for the legal profession. But as it turned out, our 2021 list ably demonstrates the resiliency of the legal profession […]
Columbia attorney suspended indefinitely (March 2022)
Attorney: Elizabeth Anne Perkins Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 2018 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further order on March 10 Background: The Office of Disciplinary Counsel asked the Supreme Court to place Perkins on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17 of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, and the court […]
Seneca attorney suspended indefinitely
Attorney: Edward Delane Rosemond Location: Seneca Bar membership: Member since 1998 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further order on March 10 Background: The Office of Disciplinary Counsel asked the Supreme Court to place Rosemond on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17(b) of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement and appoint a […]
COA cracks open door to owners’ suit against HOA’s law firm
A group of condo owners in Myrtle Beach will be able to move forward with a lawsuit against the law firm that provided legal advice to their homeowners’ association after the South Carolina Court of Appeals said in a case of first impression that it would “exercise restraint” and allow them to press on with […]
Rockingham, N.C. attorney disbarred in South Carolina
Attorney: H. Bright Lindler Location: Rockingham, North Carolina Bar membership: Member since 1992 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on March 2 Background: Lindler was disbarred in North Carolina on Dec. 3, 2021 after admitting to misappropriating client settlement funds, willfully failing to pay state and federal income taxes for several years, and failing to remit federal employment […]
First conviction, not arrest, started speedy trial clock
A murder conviction handed down to a man whose first conviction had been overturned on appeal more than three years earlier didn’t violate the defendant’s right to a speedy trial because the trial judge properly looked back only to the time since the first conviction was overturned and not the 15 years that had elapsed […]
Conway attorney reinstated to practice
Attorney: Ralph James Wilson Jr. Location: Conway Bar membership: Member since 2007 Disciplinary action: Reinstated to the practice of law on Feb. 7 Background: Wilson was placed on interim suspension on Feb. 1, 2021. Wilson petitioned the Supreme Court to lift his interim suspension, and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel did not oppose that request. […]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- N.C. Bar Association embraces homophobia
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