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 ...
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Mount Pleasant attorney suspended indefinitely 
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 ...
Read More »Spartanburg attorney publicly reprimanded 
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. ...
Read More »Spartanburg attorney suspended for four months 
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 ...
Read More »Greenville attorney suspended for one year 
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 ...
Read More »Hampton attorney suspended indefinitely 
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 ...
Read More »Greenville attorney suspended indefinitely (Foster) 
Attorney: David Mark Foster Location: Greenville Bar membership: Member since 2012 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further order on Sept. 7 Background: The Office of Disciplinary Counsel asked the Supreme Court to place Foster on interim ...
Read More »Greenville attorney suspended indefinitely (Bush) 
Attorney: Richard Guy Bush Location: Greenville Bar membership: Member since 2009 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further order on Aug. 19 Background: The Office of Disciplinary Counsel asked the Supreme Court to place Bush on interim ...
Read More »Greenville attorney retroactively suspended 
Attorney: Daniel Crawford Patterson Location: Greenville Bar membership: Member since 1996 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for 18 months on Aug. 25, retroactive to the date of his interim suspension Background: In a variety of matters, including ...
Read More »Laurens Co. magistrate’s interim suspension lifted 
Magistrate: Mareno Cyrus Foggie Location: Laurens County Bar membership: Not a member of the bar Disciplinary action: Foggie’s interim suspension was lifted on Aug. 4. Background: On July 18, 2918, Foggie was placed on interim suspension following his arrest on ...
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