In re Administrative Suspensions for Failure to Pay License Fees Required by Rule 410 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court ordered the administrative suspension of listed lawyers who failed to pay their 2016 license fees required by Rule 410 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules. The order directs the suspended lawyers to surrender their certificates of admission and explains the requirements and consequences of reinstatement and continued practice.

Holdings

1. Lawyers identified by the South Carolina Bar as having failed to pay their 2016 license fees are suspended from the practice of law pursuant to Rule 419(d)(1), SCACR.
2. A suspended lawyer must pursue reinstatement in the manner specified by Rule 419(e), SCACR, and continued practice after suspension constitutes unauthorized practice of law and may subject the lawyer to disciplinary action or contempt proceedings.

Questions Presented

1. Whether lawyers who failed to pay the 2016 license fees required by the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules should be administratively suspended from the practice of law.
2. What procedures and consequences apply to lawyers suspended for failure to pay the required license fees.

Disposition

other