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In Matter of Bell

Supreme Court of South Carolina
May 28, 1991
405 S.E.2d 825 (S.C. 1991)

Summary

In Matter of Bell, 304 S.C. 529, 405 S.E.2d 825 (1991), the attorney received a public reprimand for negligently supervising employees, for failing to correctly post expenses to clients' accounts, and for failing to timely disburse client funds.

Summary of this case from Matter of Marshall

Opinion

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Submitted September 14, 1990.

Decided May 28, 1991.

Nathan M. Crystal, Columbia, for respondent. Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Atty. Gen. James G. Bogle, Jr., Columbia, for complainant.


Submitted Sept. 14, 1990.

Decided May 28, 1991.


A complaint was filed in this attorney grievance matter alleging that respondent committed various acts of professional misconduct. Respondent has conditionally admitted certain allegations and consents to a public reprimand. We accept the conditional admission and publicly reprimand respondent.

Respondent conditionally admits he negligently failed to maintain proper book-keeping practices in his office and negligently failed to properly supervise his staff. Because of this negligence, client funds were not timely disbursed and expenses were incorrectly posted to client accounts. Respondent is therefore publicly reprimanded.

Public Reprimand.

FINNEY and TOAL, JJ., not participating.


Summaries of

In Matter of Bell

Supreme Court of South Carolina
May 28, 1991
405 S.E.2d 825 (S.C. 1991)

In Matter of Bell, 304 S.C. 529, 405 S.E.2d 825 (1991), the attorney received a public reprimand for negligently supervising employees, for failing to correctly post expenses to clients' accounts, and for failing to timely disburse client funds.

Summary of this case from Matter of Marshall
Case details for

In Matter of Bell

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of J. Edward BELL, III, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of South Carolina

Date published: May 28, 1991

Citations

405 S.E.2d 825 (S.C. 1991)
304 S.C. 529

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