South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jennifer Elizabeth Meehan was disbarred Jan. 16.

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Attorney: Michael Demorris Brown Location: Spartanburg Bar membership: Member since 2002 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on Dec. 5 Background: The complaint against Brown stemmed from his late responses to initial inquiries in ten disciplinary investigations. Brown said that his late ...

Attorney: Jarrett Skipper Calder Location: Conway Bar membership: Member since 2012 Disciplinary action: Resigned in lieu of discipline Nov. 29 Background: In light of Calder’s “serious misconduct which demonstrates an unfitness to practice law,” the South Carolina Supreme Court granted ...

Attorney: Brian DeQuincey Newman Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 2008 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for six months on Nov. 14. The suspension is retroactive to Jan. 8, 2016, the date of Newman’s interim suspension. Background: ...

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Attorney: William Levern Pyatt Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 1975 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on Nov. 14 Background: In November 2017, Pyatt’s bank reported that Pyatt had a check presented against insufficient funds on his real estate trust account. ...

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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.

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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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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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Attorney: Mark E. Schnee Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 2006 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further notice on September 10 Background: The Supreme Court suspended Schnee’s license to practice law until further order and appointed ...

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