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Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part VIII, Substance Abuse

Posted Friday, June 11th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Specific

Attorneys are as prone to addiction issues or depression as any other group of humans.  The South Carolina Bar even has a support group, Lawyers

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part VII, Suborning Perjury or Presenting False Evidence

Posted Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Specific

Attorneys are frequently referred to in case law as officers of the court. “Since attorneys are officers of the court, their conduct, if dishonest, would

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part VI, Lack of Diligence

Posted Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Specific

I started this blog by doing a chronological search of cases of attorney discipline for failure to diligently handle client matters.  Most cases involved attorneys

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part V, Failing to Pay the Court Reporter

Posted Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Specific

There are a number of reported disciplinary opinions in which failure to pay a court reporter was part of the basis for the discipline.  The

An excellent suggestion from Thomas F. McDow

Posted Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific

I have been engaged in discussions and emails today with Thomas F. McDow, a family law attorney from Rock Hill whom I highly regard and

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part IV, Incivility

Posted Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Specific

With one exception, I am always saddened when an attorney I know is disciplined or suspended from the practice of law, even if the attorney is

Appearance of Counsel in Family Court

Posted Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific

One of the attorneys I am informally mentoring in family court practice came back from a domestic abuse hearing earlier this week having gotten a

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part III, Mistreating Witnesses

Posted Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Specific

I have never understood why Harvey Golden developed a reputation as the seminal attorney in the development of South Carolina family law.  However the man

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part II, Improper Deposition Defense Conduct

Posted Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct

My first job out of law school was as the lone associate for a well-regarded personal injury attorney who was trying to establish his own

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part I, Ignoring the Office of Disciplinary Counsel

Posted Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Specific

In the Matter of Patrick E. Treacy, 77 S.C. 514, 290 S.E.2d 240 (1982) may be the most cited disciplinary opinion in all of South