In Re Hanna

Supreme Court of South Carolina

In Re Hanna

640 S.E.2d 871, 371 S.C. 510, 2007 S.C. LEXIS 17

CourtSupreme Court of South Carolina

DecidedJanuary 18, 2007

StatusPublished

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In Re Hanna, 640 S.E.2d 871, 371 S.C. 510, 2007 S.C. LEXIS 17 (S.C. 2007).

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ORDER

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel has filed a petition asking this Court to place respondent on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17(c), 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.

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 Donna F. Shetley, 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. Ms. Shetley shall take action as required by Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, to protect the interests of respondent’s clients. Ms. Shetley may make disbursements from respondent’s trust account(s), escrow accounts), 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 institution that Donna F. Shetley, 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 Donna F. Shetley, Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court and has the authority to receive respondent’s mail and the authori *511 ty to direct that respondent’s mail be delivered to Ms. Shetley’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.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Jean H. Toal, C.J.

FOR THE COURT

BURNETT, J., not participating.

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ORDER

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel has filed a petition asking this Court to place respondent on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17(c), 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.

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 Donna F. Shetley, 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. Ms. Shetley shall take action as required by Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, to protect the interests of respondent’s clients. Ms. Shetley may make disbursements from respondent’s trust account(s), escrow accounts), 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 institution that Donna F. Shetley, 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 Donna F. Shetley, Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court and has the authority to receive respondent’s mail and the authori *511 ty to direct that respondent’s mail be delivered to Ms. Shetley’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.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Jean H. Toal, C.J.

FOR THE COURT

BURNETT, J., not participating.

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640 S.E.2d 871, 371 S.C. 510, 2007 S.C. LEXIS 17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/in-re-hanna-sc-2007.

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