In Matter of Beck

715 S.E.2d 336, 394 S.C. 208, 2011 S.C. LEXIS 286
CourtSupreme Court of South Carolina
DecidedSeptember 2, 2011
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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In Matter of Beck, 715 S.E.2d 336, 394 S.C. 208, 2011 S.C. LEXIS 286 (S.C. 2011).

Opinion

ORDER

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel has filed a petition asking this Court to place respondent on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17(b), RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, and seeking the appointment of an attorney to protect respondent’s clients’ interests pursuant to Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR. Respondent consents to the suspension.

IT IS ORDERED that respondent’s license to practice law in this state is suspended until further order of the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Gregory D. Keith, Esquire, is hereby appointed to assume responsibility for respondent’s client files, trust account(s), escrow account(s), operating account(s), and any other law office account(s) respondent may maintain. Mr. Keith shall take action as required by Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, to protect the interests of respondent’s clients. Mr. Keith may make disbursements from respondent’s trust account(s), escrow account(s), operating account(s), and any other law office accounts) respondent may maintain that are necessary to effectuate this appointment.

This Order, when served on any bank or other financial institution maintaining trust, escrow and/or operating accounts of respondent, shall serve as an injunction to prevent respondent from making withdrawals from the account(s) and shall further serve as notice to the bank or other financial institu *209 tion that Gregory D. Keith, Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court.

Finally, this Order, when served on any office of the United States Postal Service, shall serve as notice that Gregory D. Keith, Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court and has the authority to receive respondent’s mail and the authority to direct that respondent’s mail be delivered to Mr. Keith’s office.

This appointment shall be for a period of no longer than nine months unless request is made to this Court for an extension.

/s/Costa M. Pleicones, J. FOR THE COURT

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