In the Matter of Hodges

303 S.E.2d 89, 279 S.C. 128, 1983 S.C. LEXIS 287

Opinions

Per Curiam:

The Hearing Panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommend respondent William Whitley Hodges be publicly reprimanded for professional misconduct. The Executive Committee concurs in the Panel’s findings of misconduct, but recommends a private reprimand. We agree with the Panel the appropriate sanction is public reprimand.

The misconduct arises from advertisements published by respondent in The State newspaper. The advertisements are remarkably similar tó the ones we recently disapproved in In the Matter of Harvey William Burgess, 302 S. E. (2d) 325 (S. C. 1983).

We find the advertisements are misleading and violate DR2-101. Accordingly, respondent William Whitley Hodges stands publicly reprimanded.

Lewis, C. J., and Littlejohn and Ness, JJ., concur. Gregory and Harwell, JJ., dissent.