Never Admitted, Permanently Disbarred

A Florida attorney who has never been admitted to practice in South Carolina has managed to get permanently disbarred by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

The attorney set up an office in the Palmetto State ostensibly to engage in a federal immigration practice.

Except for a two-week period in 2012, she had no South Carolina lawyers associated with the practice.

The court found that the attorney’s web page and other professional listings failed to indicate her practice limitations and contained other material misrepresentations.

She advertised for clients in matters that required her to be a licensed South Carolina attorney.

Further, despite her initial cooperation, she made false statements and eventually defaulted in the bar investigation.

Although the court characterizes its sanction as permanent, it leave open the possibility that the attorney may seek to have it set aside in the future. (Mike Frisch)