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In re Barr

Citations: 335 S.C. 550; 518 S.E.2d 39; 1999 S.C. LEXIS 123

Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina; May 27, 1999; South Carolina; State Supreme Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

A Petition for reinstatement submitted by the individual on June 29, 1998, has been granted, allowing him to regain membership in good standing with the South Carolina Bar. This follows a two-year Definite Suspension imposed on February 18, 1997, which was retroactive to his temporary suspension beginning August 23, 1996. The order is signed by Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney, Jr., and Justices Jean H. Toal, James E. Moore, John H. Waller, Jr., and E.C. Burnett, III.

Legal Issues Addressed

Definite Suspension

Application: The individual had previously been subjected to a definite suspension for a period of two years, which was applied retroactively to the date of his temporary suspension.

Reasoning: This follows a two-year Definite Suspension imposed on February 18, 1997, which was retroactive to his temporary suspension beginning August 23, 1996.

Reinstatement to the Bar

Application: The individual successfully petitioned for reinstatement after serving a definite suspension and is allowed to regain membership in good standing.

Reasoning: A Petition for reinstatement submitted by the individual on June 29, 1998, has been granted, allowing him to regain membership in good standing with the South Carolina Bar.