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· 9/18/1995

Matter of Hendricks

Citations

  • 462 S.E.2d 286
  • 319 S.C. 465
  • 1995 S.C. LEXIS 166

How courts have described this case

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  • holding attorney who misappropriated funds, neglected client matters, and practiced law while under suspension warranted disbarment despite claims of mitigation based on physical and mental impairment.
  • noting that failure to accept personal responsibility for conduct is an aggravating factor
  • disbarring attorney for multiple violations, including Rule 4.1, by misrepresenting facts to a title insurance company during negotiations to obtain a title policy
  • disbarring attorney who misappropriated client funds and diverted them to his personal use
  • “We decline to accept the assertions of impairment as mitigation in view of the serious misconduct committed and in light of respondent’s failure to accept personal responsibility for his conduct.”
  • disbarment for misappropriating funds, neglecting client matters, and practicing law while under suspension

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Judges: Per Curiam

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