Narrative Opinion Summary
The Court has granted the Office of Disciplinary Counsel's petition for the interim suspension of the respondent's law license, pursuant to Rule 17(a) and (b) of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement. The respondent opposed the petition through a return and supplemental return, but the Court has decided to suspend the respondent's license to practice law in South Carolina until further notice. This order is signed by Chief Justice Jean H. Toal and Justices Costa M. Pleicones, Donald W. Beatty, John W. Kittredge, and Kaye G. Hearn.
Legal Issues Addressed
Interim Suspension of Law Licensesubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The Court applied Rule 17(a) and (b) of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement to suspend the respondent's license to practice law due to disciplinary concerns.
Reasoning: The Court has granted the Office of Disciplinary Counsel's petition for the interim suspension of the respondent's law license, pursuant to Rule 17(a) and (b) of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement.
Judicial Authority in Lawyer Disciplinary Actionssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The Court exercised its authority to suspend the respondent's law license despite the respondent's opposition to the petition.
Reasoning: The respondent opposed the petition through a return and supplemental return, but the Court has decided to suspend the respondent's license to practice law in South Carolina until further notice.