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Charleston attorney suspended
In the Matter of James Kristian Falk, RespondentAppellate Case Nos. 2023-000662 and 2023-000663 ORDER The Office of Disciplinary Counsel asks this Court to place Respondent on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17(b) of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement (RLDE) contained in Rule 413 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules (SCACR). The petition also […]
Columbia attorney suspended
Attorney: William Edwin Griffin Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 2002 Disciplinary action: Suspended until further notice on March 8 Background: The Supreme Court suspended Griffin’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 […]
Columbia attorney suspended
Attorney: Fulton Casey Dale Cornwell Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 2005 Disciplinary action: Suspended until further notice on Feb. 17 Background: The Supreme Court suspended Cornwell’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 […]
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, […]
Columbia attorney suspended
Attorney: Darryl D. Smalls Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 1988 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further notice on Oct. 10 Background: The Supreme Court suspended Smalls’ license to practice law until further order and appointed a special receiver to assume responsibility for his client files and law office accounts to […]
Conway attorney suspended
Attorney: Jarrett Skipper Calder Location: Conway Bar membership: Member since 2012 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further notice on Aug. 30 Background: The Supreme Court suspended Calder’s license to practice law until further order and enjoined him from taking any action regarding any trust accounts, but did not appoint a special […]
Goose Creek attorney reinstated
Attorney: William Jefferson McMillian III Location: Goose Creek Bar membership: Member since 2011 Disciplinary action: Reinstated to the practice of law on Aug. 4 Background: On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court suspended McMillian from the practice of law for three years, retroactive to Feb.22, 2013, the date of his interim suspension, after he pleaded […]
Anderson attorney suspended
Attorney: Charles Lee Anderson Location: Anderson Bar membership: Member since 1995 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for two years on Sept. 28, retroactive to the date of his interim suspension. Background: In January 2014, Anderson pleaded guilty to making false statements in connection with an ongoing investigation by agents of the Drug […]
Myrtle Beach attorney disbarred
Attorney: William Isaac Diggs Location: Myrtle Beach Bar membership: Member since 1980 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Sept. 28 Background: Diggs was disbarred from the North Carolina State Bar on June 9. From August 2009 through September 2014, Diggs should have maintained in his trust account entrusted funds in excess of $100,000 for his clients. Diggs’ […]
Chester County magistrate reprimanded
Magistrate: Angel Catina Underwood Location: Chester County Bar membership: Not an attorney, magistrate since 2011 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on Sept. 14 Background: At the time she was appointed a magistrate, Underwood’s husband had retired from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and did not hold any political offices. In 2012, her husband was elected […]
Charleston attorney suspended
Attorney: Kenneth C. Krawcheck Location: Charleston Bar membership: Member since 1988 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for three years, retroactive to the date of his interim suspension, on Sept. 14 Background: In April 2011, Krawcheck was administratively suspended from the practice of law for failure to comply with continuing legal education requirements. […]
Second Columbia attorney reprimanded
Attorney: Eric G. Fosmire Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 1989 Disciplinary action: Publicly reprimanded on Aug. 24 Background: An insurance company retained Fosmire to represent its insureds in a case related to an automobile accident. The company transferred the case and other pending files to Fosmire, who was falling behind on his case reporting […]
Business Law
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- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- 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
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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