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Columbia attorney suspended
Attorney: John Michael Bosnak Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 2000 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for one year on April 19. The suspension is retroactive to the date of Bosnak’s interim suspension. Background: Bosnak failed to diligently prosecute a wrongful death action and the suit was dismissed. The client (the decedent’s […]
North Myrtle Beach attorney suspended
Attorney: Robert Glenn Bacon Location: North Myrtle Beach Bar membership: Member since 1996 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for six months and ordered to pay restitution on April 19. Background: Bacon violated federal rules against unfair or deceptive acts or practices with respect to loan modification matters by accepting fees from loan […]
Myrtle Beach attorney reprimanded
Attorney: Melanie Anne Emery Location: Myrtle Beach Bar membership: Member since 2012 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on April 19 Background: Emery was reprimanded for conduct involving 12 separate matters through which she violated rules of professional conduct including the duty to provide competent representation, the duty not to reveal information relating to representation of client[...]
Union attorney resigned
Attorney: William E. Whitney Jr. Location: Union Bar membership: Member since 1973 Disciplinary action: Resigned in lieu of discipline on March 23 Background: Whitney submitted, and the Supreme Court granted, his motion to resign in lieu of discipline. According to reports by the Associated Press, Whitney, a former city prosecutor in Union, pleaded guilty in […]
Greenville attorney suspended
Attorney: Daniel Crawford Patterson Location: Greenville Bar membership: Member since 1996 Disciplinary action: Suspended until further notice on March 21 Background: The Supreme Court suspended Patterson’s license to practice law until further order and appointed a special receiver to assume responsibility for his client files and law office accounts to protect the interests of his […]
Greenville attorney disbarred
Attorney: Fredrick Scott Pfeiffer Location: Greenville Bar membership: Member since 1993 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Feb. 15 Background: For several years, Pfeiffer and Arthur Field, a non-lawyer, perpetuated a scheme involving misrepresentations to investors, Field’s business partners, and South Carolina state agencies. In September 2013, Pfeiffer pleaded guilty to two counts of securitie[...]
Arkansas attorney reprimanded
Attorney: Cecil Duff Nolan Jr. Location: Stuttgart, Arkansas Bar membership: Member of the Arkansas bar since 1989, but not a member of the South Carolina bar Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on Feb. 15 Background: Nolan represented Georgia clients in litigation that was removed to South Carolina federal court. In preparation for the litigation, Nolan’s private […]
Blythewood attorney resigns
Attorney: Kathleen Devereaux Cauthen Location: Blythewood Bar membership: Member since 1999 Disciplinary action: Resigned in lieu of discipline on Jan. 12 Background: On June 27, 2014, the Supreme Court suspended Cauthen’s license to practice law until further order and appointed a special receiver to assume responsibility for her client files and law office accounts to […]
West Columbia attorney suspended
Attorney: Frank Barnwell McMaster Location: West Columbia Bar membership: Member since 1987 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for two and a half years, retroactive to the date of his interim suspension, on Jan. 11. Background: In 2013, McMaster was arrested and charged with driving under the influence (first offense), failure to give […]
Myrtle Beach attorney suspended
Attorney: Jacob Leon Parrott Location: Myrtle Beach Bar membership: Member since 1984 Disciplinary action: Suspended until further notice on Dec. 29, 2016 Background: Parrott was enjoined from taking any action regarding any trust account, but no special receiver was appointed, and no further background was provided. Previous discipline: Parrott was suspended from the practice of […]
Greenville attorney suspended
Attorney: Gregory Payne Sloan Location: Greenville Bar membership: Member since 1996 Disciplinary action: Suspended until further notice on Jan. 13 Background: Sloan was enjoined from taking any action regarding any trust account, but no special receiver was appointed, and no further background was provided. Previous discipline: None
Spartanburg attorney disbarred
Attorney: John Kevin Owens Location: Spartanburg Bar membership: Member since 1998 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Dec. 7 Background: Owens pleaded guilty in June 2016 to one count of Unauthorized Practice of Law. Owens had received payment for legal services from multiple clients while he was administratively suspended. He was sentenced to five years in prison, […]
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- High court justices cross the line of propriety
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- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
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