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395 S.C. 333

In re James

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided November 15, 2011

Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 2011-11-15

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently July 2013

2 state decisions

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Decided 2011-11-15

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¶1ORDER

¶2The Office of Disciplinary Counsel has filed a petition asking this Court to place respondent on interim suspension pursuant *334to Rule 17(b), RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, and seeking the appointment of an attorney to protect respondent’s clients’ interests 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 Crystal Leigh Andrew, Esquire, is hereby appointed to assume responsibility for respondent’s client files, trust account(s), escrow account(s), operating account(s), and any other law office account(s) respondent may maintain. Ms. Andrew shall take action as required by Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, to protect the interests of respondent’s clients. Ms. Andrew may make disbursements from respondent’s trust account(s), escrow accounts), operating account(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 Crystal Leigh Andrew, 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 Crystal Leigh Andrew, 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 Ms. Andrew’s office.

¶7This appointment shall be for a period of no longer than nine months unless request is made to this Court for an extension.

/s/Jean H. Toal, C.J.

¶8FOR THE COURT

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