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331 S.C. 323

In re Gregory

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 28, 1998

Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1998-05-28

Decided 1998-05-28

¶1ORDER

¶2The Office of Disciplinary Counsel has filed a petition asking this Court to place respondent on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17(b), RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, and seeking the appointment of an attorney pursuant to Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR. Respondent has filed a return in opposition to the relief sought.

¶3IT IS ORDERED that the petition is granted and respondent’s license to practice law in this State is suspended until further order of the Court.

¶4IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Charles L. Henshaw, Jr., Esquire, is hereby appointed to assume responsibility for respondent’s client files, trust account(s), escrow aecount(s), operating aceounts(s), and any other law office accounts respondent may maintain. Mr. Henshaw shall take action as required by Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, to protect the interests of respondent’s clients. Mr. Henshaw may make disbursements from respondent’s trust account(s), escrow accounts), operating accounts(s), and any other law office accounts respondent may maintain that are necessary to effectuate this appointment.

¶5This 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 Charles L. Henshaw, Jr., Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court.

/s/ Ernest A. Finney, Jr., C.J./s/ Jean H. Toal, J./a/ John H. Waller, Jr„ J./s/ E.C. Burnett, III, J.
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