On August 27, 2015, Steve Combs was suspended from the practice of law for three years.  Combs was found to have failed to timely complete title insurance applications and premium information, and failed to inform his client of his failure to complete the title opinion and disburse the title insurance premium.  Combs did not preserve title insurance premiums entrusted to him by clients, and disbursed more funds for clients than he had in his trust account.  He failed to keep adequate client [...]

On August 21, 2015, Andrew Patterson, II, was disbarred from the practice of law.  Patterson was found to have failed to appear and timely schedule court hearings, failed to act with reasonable diligence when representing a client, and failed to respond to clients regarding active cases.  Patterson failed to explain a fee agreement to the client and made terms in the agreement improper.  He also failed to provide requested documentation to the State Bar in association with a grievance [...]

On August 18, 2015, Paul Brock was suspended from the practice of law for two years.  Brock began a dating/sexual relationship with a client during his representation of her during a child custody case, ended their dating relationship, and while continuing to represent her, continued to have sexual interactions.  Rather than encouraging her to seek other counsel, because he feared she would divulge their relationship to another attorney, he continued to represent her.  She eventually found [...]

On July 31, 2015, Dawn Donleycott Johnson Warren’s petition for a stay of the remaining of her suspension period was denied.  Johnson Warren was suspended on September 19, 2012, for three years.  As part of her terms of suspension, she was to submit her law license and membership card to the State Bar within thirty days, file an affidavit with the State Bar within ten days of the effective date, and pay the administrative fees and costs of the disciplinary action within thirty days, all of [...]