Attorney: William F. Gorski Location: Lexington Bar membership: Member since 1995 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for 12 months on July 11 Background: Gorski admitted misconduct and agreed to the imposition of the definite suspension. The agreement ...
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Read More »Attorney: Gwendolyn L. Robinson Location: Mt. Pleasant Bar membership: Member since 1995 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for nine months on July 11 Background: The underlying child custody case began after the mother of several children was ...
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Read More »Attorney: Samuel R. Drose Location: Marion Bar membership: Member since 2001 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on June 13 Background: Drose was arrested on May 14, 2014, after he took possession of a substance which he believed was oxycodone, a Schedule ...
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Read More »Attorney: David R. DuBose Location: Darlington Bar membership: Member since 2007 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for 15 days as an imposition of reciprocal discipline on June 13 Background: Dubose was admitted to practice law in Virginia ...
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Read More »Attorney: John B. Kern Location: Charleston Bar membership: Member since 1994 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further notice on May 24 Background: The Supreme Court suspended Kern’s license to practice law until further order and appointed ...
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Read More »Attorney: J. Marcus Whitlark Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 1984 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for one month on March 14 Background: On about seven occasions during February 2005 and October 2007, Whitlark and his previous ...
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Read More »Attorney: Rose Marie Cooper Location: Anderson Bar membership: Member since 2008 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on March 14 Background: Cooper withdrew $70,000 in retainer fees for three Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases post-petition without seeking or receiving approval from the bankruptcy ...
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Read More »Attorney: John W. Bledsoe III Location: Hartsville Bar membership: Member since 1973 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on March 14 Background: Bledsoe represented a client in a divorce and custody action. During his representation of the client, he expressed to the ...
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Read More »Attorney: Stephen A. Yacobi Location: Greenville Bar membership: Member since 1980 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on March 14 Background: Yacobi failed to timely respond to a notice of investigation from the ODC. When contacted by ODC, Yacobi explained his non-lawyer ...
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Read More »Attorney: John W. Swan Location: North Charleston Bar membership: Member since 1975 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on March 14 Background: On several occasions, Swan made sexually inappropriate comments to a client on the telephone while she was in jail, and ...
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