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Richland County lawyer suspended
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Georgetown County magistrate suspended
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Spartanburg County magistrate suspended
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Aiken County lawyer reinstated
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Charleston attorney suspended
In the Matter of James Kristian Falk, RespondentAppellate Case Nos. 2023-000662 and 2023-000663 ORDER The Office of Disciplinary Counsel asks this Court to place Respondent on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17(b) of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement (RLDE) contained in Rule 413 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules (SCACR). The petition also […]
Florence attorney reprimanded
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court In the Matter of Tiffany Jane’ Brown, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2023-000205 Opinion No. 28139 Submitted February 23, 2023 – Filed March 15, 2023 PUBLIC REPRIMAND Interim Disciplinary Counsel Ericka M. Williams and Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Phylicia Y. Coleman, both of Columbia, for the Office of […]
Darlington attorney disbarred
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court In the Matter of Cooper C. Lynn, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2023-000028 Opinion No. 28140 Submitted February 23, 2023 – Filed March 15, 2023 DISBARRED Disciplinary Counsel John S. Nichols and Senior Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Ericka M. Williams, both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- 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
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