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Anderson attorney resigns in lieu of discipline
Attorney: Candy M. Kern Location: Anderson Bar membership: Member since 2002 Disciplinary action: Resigned in lieu of discipline on Aug. 4 Background: Kern submitted a motion to resign in lieu of discipline after facing three disciplinary complaints related to her role in an illegal scheme of inducing veterans to sell their retirement or disability benefits […]
Sumter attorney suspended for three years
Attorney: Suzanna Rachel MacLean Location: Sumter Bar membership: Member since 2012 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for three years on July 7, retroactive to the date of her interim suspension Background: Following a traffic stop in July 2018, MacLean was arrested and charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance. […]
Former Fifth Circuit Solicitor disbarred
Attorney: Daniel Edward Johnson Location: Blythewood Bar membership: Member since 1998 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on July 7 Background: On Sept. 18, 2018, Johnson was indicted by a federal grand jury on 26 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy, and theft of federal funds, and on Sept. 20, 2018, he was indicted by the state […]
Pawleys Island attorney disbarred
Attorney: William E. Hopkins Jr. Location: Pawleys Island Bar membership: Member since 1993 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on July 7 Background: Hopkins admitted that he transferred money from his trust account to cover payroll and operating expenses for his law firm from Nov. 30, 2017, to July 13, 2018, in the total amount of $95,981.46. Hopkins […]
Leesville attorney suspended for three years
Attorney: William Gary White III Location: Leesville Bar membership: Member since 1976 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for three years on June 23 Background: White was suspended from the practice of law for 90 days in 2011. At the time, White was representing a client who was incarcerated. White was reinstated to […]
Columbia attorney suspended indefinitely
Attorney: Drelton A. Carson Jr. Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 2007 Disciplinary action: Suspended until further order on June 18 Background: The Office of Disciplinary Counsel asked the Supreme Court to place Carson on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17(a) of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, and the court ordered that Carson’s license […]
Isle of Palms attorney suspended over Facebook posts
Attorney: David Paul Traywick Location: Isle of Palms Bar membership: Member since 2009 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for six months on June 18, retroactive to the date of his interim suspension. Background: Beginning in June 2020, the ODC received complaints from 46 individuals regarding statements Traywick made on his Facebook page, […]
Gilbert attorney reprimanded
Attorney: Peter D. Korn Location: Gilbert Bar membership: Member since 1974 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on April 21 Background: Korn was the sole officer, director, and shareholder of his law firm, which represented lenders in default matters. In 2009 Korn and his firm hired a legal services company to coordinate service of process for the […]
Greenwood attorney reprimanded
Attorney: Jennings B. Anderson Location: Greenwood Bar membership: Member since 2008 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on April 21 Background: Anderson represented a client in a divorce. Sometime in April or May 2019, Anderson and the client began a sexual relationship. The client was extremely vulnerable during this time due to her emotional and financial uncertainty. […]
Charleston attorney suspended four months
Attorney: James Watson Smiley IV Location: Charleston Bar membership: Member since 1993 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for four months on April 21 Background: Smiley represented a client on a motion for reconsideration following a guilty plea in a criminal matter. Following the denial of the motion, the client wished to appeal. […]
North Charleston attorney disbarred
Attorney: John A. Jackson Location: North Charleston Bar membership: Member since 2007 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on April 21 Background: A client filed a claim against Jackson with the Resolution of Fee Disputes Board after Jackson stopped responding to her repeated calls. The board issued a certificate of non-compliance, and Jackson was served with a subpoena […]
Charleston attorney suspended indefinitely
Attorney: P. Michael DuPree Location: Charleston Bar membership: Member since 1988 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further notice on April 16 Background: The Supreme Court suspended DuPree’s license to practice law until further order. No further information was provided. Previous discipline: DuPree was suspended from the practice of law for nine […]
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- Are workplace DEI policies still legal after SCOTUS decisions?
- Court cases add new twists to legal language
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- 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
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