Easier To Pay The Late Fee

A reprimand was imposed by the North Carolina State Bar for this misconduct

You failed to timely submit your CLE Annual Report form to the Board of Continuing Legal Education, resulting in a late fee assessed against you. You requested a waiver of the late fee, and you were instructed by the State Bar to submit your original signed report form along with your waiver request. You subsequently submitted a form purporting to be the original when it was not. Your submission of a false Annual Report form constituted conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in violation of Rule 8.4(c) of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Further, in response to inquiries from the State Bar, you knowingly mischaracterized the circumstances surrounding your submission of the false Annual Report form. Your known false statements of material fact made in connection with a disciplinary matter violated Rules 8.1 (a) and 8.4(c) of the Rules of Professional Conduct.

The Bar’s Grievance Committee was “greatly concerned” about the behavior but noted the attorney inexperience. (Mike Frisch)