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771 S.E.2d 850
    Re: ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSIONS FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
    Supreme Court of South Carolina.
    April 23, 2015.
   ORDER

The South Carolina Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization has furnished the attached list of lawyers who have failed to file reports showing compliance with continuing legal education requirements, or who have failed to pay the filing fee or any penalty required for the report of compliance, for the reporting year ending in February 2015. Pursuant to Rule 419(d)(2), SCACR, these lawyers are hereby suspended from the practice of law. They shall surrender their certificates to practice law in this State to the Clerk of this Court by May 22, 2015.

Any petition for reinstatement must be made in the manner specified by Rule 419(e), SCACR. Additionally, if they have not verified their information in the Attorney Information System, they shall do so prior to seeking reinstatement.

These lawyers are warned that any continuation of the practice of law in this State after being suspended by this order is the unauthorized practice of law, and will subject them to disciplinary action under Rule 413, SCACR, and could result in a finding of criminal or civil contempt by this Court. Further, any lawyer who is aware of any violation of this suspension shall report the matter to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Rule 8.3, Rules of Professional

/s/ Jean H. Toal, C.J.

/s/ James E. Moore, J.

/s/ John H. Waller, Jr. J.

/s/ Costa M. Pleicones, J.

/s/ Donald W. Beatty, J.

FOR THE COURT

LAWYERS NON-COMPLIANT WITH THE MCLE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2014-2015 REPORTING YEAR AS OF APRIL 16, 2015

James Barry Abston 221 East Side Square, Ste. 1 Huntsville, AL 35801

Michael Frank Johnson 124 Bendingwood Circle Taylors, SC 29687 INTERIM SUSPENSION (4/1/14)

Brian Marshall Byrd The Byrd Law Firm, LLC

Katherine Dunbar Landess Law Office of Kate Dunbar Landess, L.L.C.

147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 303

318 Yarmouth Drive

Charleston, SC 29412

Columbia, SC 29210 INCAPACITY INACTIVE STATUS (3/31/15)

Stephen Edward Carter Carter Law Firm 19 Shelter Cove Lane, Suite 100 Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-3574

James Andrew Lund AgFirst Farm Credit Bank 1401 Hampton Street Columbia, SC 29201

ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION (3/4/15)

ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION (3/4/15)

INTERIM SUSPENSION (3/3/15)

Kathleen Devereaux Cauthen Coastal Family Justice, LLC PO Box 611

Eric R. Martin Martin Law Firm 34 Woodcross Dr., Apartment 1502

Blythewood, SC 29016 INTERIM SUSPENSION (6/27/14)

Columbia, SC 29212 SIX-MONTH SUSPENSION (10/1/14)

Joenathan Shelly Chaplin Law Office of Joenathan S. Chaplin

Michael David Merolla MDM Law

4511 N. Main Street Columbia, SC 29203

1325 Freer Street Charleston, SC 29412

INTERIM SUSPENSION (5/23/14)

Kevin Peter Corrigan 12 Larnes Street, Apartment D Charleston, SC 29403

William Ruffin Pearce, Jr. 2121 Greenway Avenue Charlotte, NC 28204

ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION (3/4/15)

Kimberlee Joanne De Biase 2260 NE 52nd Street

Gretchen Aynsley Rogers Berman Sobin Gross Feldman & Darby, LLP

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308

481 N. Frederick Ave., Suite 300

ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION (3/4/15)

Gaithersburg, MD 20877

ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION (3/4/15)

Mark Anthony Drogalis EDENS 204 Roundtree Road Blythewood, SC 29016

Jason Kersi Shroff 120 Red Wolf Trail Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

Samuel Robert Drose S. Robert Drose, PA PO Box 3 Marion, SC 29571

Max B. Singleton 246 Abners Trail Road Greer, SC 29651 INTERIM SUSPENSION (11/7/14)

INTERIM SUSPENSION (5/19/14)

Kevin Bruce Elmore 3060 Glen Oak Avenue North

J. Craig Smith Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder, LLP

Clearwater, FL 33759

350 Fairfield Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06604

Marcus G. Farrant BT Americas Inc. 1820 Peachtree Road NW, Unit 311

Gene Stockholm Oswald Law Firm, LLC 303 Redington Way

Atlanta, GA 30309

Irmo, SC 29063 ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION (3/4/15)

Joel F. Geer Joel F. Geer Law Firm

A. Brian Threlkeld Federal Public Defender’s Office

330 E. Coffee Street, Suite 1047 Greenville, SC 29601

135 E. Nittany Ave., Apt. 610 State College, PA 16801-5364

ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION (3/4/15)

INTERIM SUSPENSION (4/10/15)

Robert L. Joga 100 Kingsley Park Drive

Courtney Colleen Wittstruck 8501 Palmetto Commerce Parkway

Fort Mill, SC 29715 ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION (3/4/15)

Ladson, SC 29456