In re Devine

496 S.E.2d 870, 330 S.C. 36, 1998 S.C. LEXIS 52

• Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina
• Decided: March 19, 1998
• Status: Published

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 pursuant to Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR.

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 William U. Gunn, Esquire, is hereby appointed to assume responsibility for respondent’s client files, trust account(s), escrow aceount(s), operating accounts(s), and any other law office accounts respondent may maintain. Mr. Gunn shall take action as required by Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, to protect the interests of respondent’s clients. Mr. Gunn may make disbursements from respondent’s trust account(s), escrow aecount(s), operating accounts(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 account(s) 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 institution that William U. Gunn, Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court.

/s/ Ernest A. Finney, Jr., C.J.

/s/ Jean H. Toal, J.

/s/ James E. Moore, J.

/s/ John H. Waller, Jr., J.

/s/ E.C. Burnett, III, J.