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339 S.C. 6

In re Lewis

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 9, 2000

Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 2000-02-09

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently February 2001

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Decided 2000-02-09

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¶1ORDER

¶2The Office of Disciplinary Counsel has filed a petition asking the Court to place respondent on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17(b), RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, and seeking the appointment of an attorney to protect clients’ interests pursuant to Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR. Respondent consents to an interim suspension.

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

¶4IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that George David Jebaily, Esquire, is appointed to assume responsibility for respondent’s client files, trust account(s), escrow account(s), operating accounts(s), and any other law office accounts respondent may maintain. Mr. Jebaily shall take action as required by Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, to protect the interests of respondent’s clients. Mr. Jebaily may make disbursements *7from respondent’s trust account(s), escrow account(s), 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 George David Jebaily, Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court.

¶6Finally, this Order, when served on any office of the United States Postal Service, shall serve as notice that George David Jebaily, Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court and has the authority to receive respondent’s mail and the authority to direct that respondent’s mail be delivered to Mr. Jebail/s office.

/s/ Ernest A. Finney, Jr., C.J.

¶7FOR THE COURT

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