In re Singleton

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court accepted an Agreement for Discipline by Consent and publicly reprimanded the respondent attorney for misconduct across several criminal-defense matters. The misconduct included inadequate client communication, failures to respond to disciplinary inquiries, recordkeeping and solicitation violations, and other violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, with conditions including ethics training, payment of costs, and law-office-management supervision.

Holdings

1. The court accepted the Agreement for Discipline by Consent.
2. Respondent's misconduct warranted a public reprimand, together with conditions requiring payment of disciplinary costs, completion of specified ethics and practice schools, and law-office-management oversight.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Agreement for Discipline by Consent should be accepted.
2. Whether respondent's admitted violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct and Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement warranted a public reprimand with conditions.

Disposition

other