Incident In Yellowstone County Leads To South Carolina Disbarment

The South Carolina Supreme Court has disbarred an attorney for criminal conduct that took place in Montana:

On or about May 5, 2005, respondent was charged by information with two (2) counts of Assault with a Weapon (Felony) and one (1) count each of Partner or Family Member Assault (Misdemeanor), Intimidation (Felony), and Tampering with Witnesses and Informants (Felony).  The information was issued in Yellowstone County, Montana.  On August 26, 2005, the Court placed respondent on interim suspension…                     

On or about October 24, 2007, respondent was convicted of two counts of Assault with a Weapon (Felony), one count of Partner or Family Member Assault (Misdemeanor), one count of Intimidation (Felony), and one count of Tampering with Witnesses and Informants (Felony).  On or about March 25, 2008, respondent was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment on the first count of Assault with a Weapon (Felony), twenty years imprisonment to run consecutively on the second count of Assault with a Weapon (Felony), one year imprisonment to run consecutively on the count of Partner or Family Member Assault (Misdemeanor), ten years imprisonment to run consecutively on the count of Intimidation (Felony), and ten years imprisonment to run consecutively on the count of Tampering with Witnesses and Informants (Felony).  The Montana Supreme Court affirmed the convictions on or about June 30, 2009.

(Mike Frisch)