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332 S.C. 323

In re Berry

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided August 12, 1998

Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1998-08-12

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently July 2001

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Decided 1998-08-12

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¶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.

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

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

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