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Matter of Berry

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Aug 12, 1998
504 S.E.2d 590 (S.C. 1998)

Opinion

Filed August 12, 1998


ORDER

The 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.

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

IT 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 accounts(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 account(s), escrow account(s), operating accounts(s), operating accounts(s), and any other law office accounts respondent may maintain that are necessary to effectuate this appointment.

This Order, when served on any bank or other financial institution maintaining trust, escrow and/or operating account(s) 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.


Summaries of

Matter of Berry

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Aug 12, 1998
504 S.E.2d 590 (S.C. 1998)
Case details for

Matter of Berry

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of William Grady BERRY, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of South Carolina

Date published: Aug 12, 1998

Citations

504 S.E.2d 590 (S.C. 1998)
504 S.E.2d 590

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