Summary
The Supreme Court of South Carolina accepted an Agreement for Discipline by Consent and publicly reprimanded John A. Pincelli. The court found that his operation of Sandlapper Legal Services, LLC, failed to ensure attorney supervision of mortgage recordation and disbursement in residential real estate closings, violating professional-conduct rules and court directives.
Holdings
- Respondent's admitted failure to ensure attorney supervision of mortgage and document recordation, together with his assistance in permitting nonlawyers to perform legal functions, violated Rules 1.1, 5.5, and 8.4(a) of the South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct.
- The admitted misconduct warranted a public reprimand, and the court accepted the Agreement for Discipline by Consent and publicly reprimanded respondent.
Questions Presented
- Whether respondent's operation and supervision of Sandlapper's real-estate closing practices violated the South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct and Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement.
- Whether the admitted misconduct warranted a public reprimand under the Agreement for Discipline by Consent.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (4)
- State v. Buyers Service Co., Inc., 292 S.C. 426, 357 S.E.2d 15 (1987)(followed)
- Doe v. Condon, 351 S.C. 158, 568 S.E.2d 356 (2002)(withdrawn)
- Doe v. McMaster, 355 S.C. 306, 585 S.E.2d 773 (2003)(followed)
- Doe Law Firm v. Richardson, 371 S.C. 14, 636 S.E.2d 866 (2006)(followed)
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