Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part XV, Using Purloined Evidence

June 13, 2010

Had I been a member of the South Carolina Supreme Court in June 2008, I would have voted for In Re Wood, 378 S.C. 632, 663

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part XIV, Don’t Steal From Your Trust Account

June 12, 2010

How much money is in your trust account?  Would you sell your law license for it? Theft of client or third-party funds from one’s trust

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part XIII, Keep Track of Your Trust Account

June 12, 2010

Every South Carolina  attorney or law firm that will be handling client or third-party funds is required to have a an IOLTA account (Interest on

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part XII, Letting Your Paralegal Practice Law

June 11, 2010

It took mere months of legal practice for me to determine that the time I spent managing a paralegal was taking away from time I

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part XI, Misusing Influence

June 11, 2010

The powers that lawyers have are substantial.  We can use our training to influence policy in all three branches of government.  We can use our

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part X, Having Sex with Clients

June 11, 2010

Much harm can come to an attorney who has a sexual relationship with a client.  South Carolina Rule of Professional Conduct 1.8(m) states: A lawyer

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part IX, Committing Crimes

June 11, 2010

As part of the oath lawyers take upon their admission to the South Carolina bar, they swear to “maintain the dignity of the legal system.”

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

June 11, 2010

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

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