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On March 8, 2013, the Disciplinary Hearing Commission entered an order of discipline suspending Wilbur L. Linton, Jr., for two years.  That suspension was stayed for three years, however, contingent on Mr. Linton’s compliance with various conditions imposed by the order.  The original matter was before the Commission due to Mr. Linton’s failure to monitor his trust account adequately and his failure to maintain required trust account records.   At the October hearing, the Commission [...]

On October 2, 2013, Matthew Jeffrey Lester submitted an “Affidavit of Surrender of Law License” in the Superior Court of Wake County, North Carolina.  Mr. Lester’s voluntary resignation was preceded by a pending investigation concerning allegations that he misappropriated client funds.  These included funds that were necessary to pay off a seller’s mortgage, as well as other money from Mr. Lester’s real estate trust account. Pursuant to Mr. Lester’s voluntary resignation, the [...]

Phillip Hunter Gilfus, a Fayetteville attorney, served as treasurer of the Cumberland County Democratic Men’s Club (CCDMC) beginning in 2009.  As treasurer, the CCDMC entrusted Mr. Gilfus with access to a bank account maintained by CCDMC.  Over the course of eight months, Mr. Gilfus wrote ten checks payable to himself from the CCDMC bank account.  In total, Mr. Gilfus converted $2,132.00 of CCDMC funds to his own use.  The misappropriation was discovered in July of 2012.  On January 11, [...]