Disciplinary Orders
Edward McVey surrendered his law license and was disbarred for knowingly and intentionally creating fictitious documents that purported to show he maintained liability coverage when he did not to be an approved closing attorney, submitting false documents, and making other such false statements and
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In January 2015, the Grievance Committee reprimanded Eric Ellison for not appearing in court for a client and not representing a client he had indicated he would represent. There were other miscellaneous issues with Ellison’s handling of his client’s case including stating he did not miss a
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Kenneth Free was reprimanded in June 2014 for neglecting to file a notice of appeal on his client’s behalf. Free admitted to this neglect, and as such, reprimanded and ordered to provide evidence that he has completed eight (8) hours of continuing legal education courses in the specific area of
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In December 2014, a Hearing Panel conducting a hearing of Peter Paul and suspended him from the practice of law with his suspension stayed for one year as long as he met multiple conditions. Paul created inaccurate ledgers to clients providing for misleading of clients and the State Bar with
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In April 2014, Wilbur Linton surrendered his license to practice law and was disbarred by the North Carolina State Bar. In March 2013, he was found having not properly managed his trust account, and his suspension was stayed pending multiple conditions. However, his suspension was activated
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On January 23, 2014 the Grievance Committee of the North Carolina State Bar met to consider a grievance filed against Ronald E. Cooley by a former client. The Grievance Committee issue a censure after finding that Cooley: (1) failed to attend a deposition in violation of Rule 1.3, (2) failed to
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Joseph L. Carlton, Jr. was disbarred on September 23, 2014. Carlton voluntarily resigned his license to practice law in North Carolina after pleading guilty to a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1012—knowingly preparing HUD-1 Settlement Statements that did not accurately show the disbursements in
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On October 31, 2007 Ralph T. Bryant filed an affidavit surrendering his license to practice law with the North Carolina State Bar in which he admitted to misappropriating over sixty thousand in client and fiduciary funds to his own use. As a result, he was disbarred by order on November 6, 2007. On
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On August 15, 2014 William P. Bray received a reprimand from the Grievance Committee of the North Carolina State Bar for violations of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct. Bray was retained to represent a client, and during the course of that representation, the Grievance Committee
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On June 22, 2014, the Disciplinary Hearing Commission (DHC) of the North Carolina State Bar suspended William T. Batchelor, II, for violations of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct. During the period January 1, 2007 and June 30, 2010, Batchelor had two trust accounts associate with
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Clarke Wittstruck failed on multiple occasions to maintain, manage, and handle client funds. Wittstruck neglected client matters and communications, which caused his clients to suffer legal consequences, such as arrest. He changed the handling of his firm, and in the transition period, operated
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James Thompson, III, mishandled client funds and allowed non-attorney staff to prepare documents and write checks for closings, resulting in irregularities which harmed clients. These irregularities resulted in clients’ failure to collect earnest money deposits, unreasonable closing costs to
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Laura Johnson intermingled client funds with personal funds and operating funds within the same trust account. She also paid fees and payments to the Clerk of Court using funds that had been deposited into the account for other purposes. Johnson failed to reconcile her trust account, refund
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Keith Henry was the staff attorney for Southern Financial Services until 2011. Henry established a living trust for a South Carolina couple, clients of Southern Financial Services, while he was not licensed to practice law in South Carolina. Henry continued to provide document review for
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On January 30, 2015, a hearing was conducted to consider Robert Brown, Jr.’s potential reinstatement to practice law after satisfying all requirements for reinstatement from his five-year suspension entered in 2009. Brown received psychiatric evaluations from two separate, State Bar-approved
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