Opinion ID: 2392723
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Matter B

Text: In Matter B, a client complained that he was not paid the amount owed to him after Respondent settled his accident case with an insurance company. Respondent answered that she received the settlement check for that case on the day she had met with the ODC and was placed on interim suspension. She deposited the full check for $4,500 into her trust account, which brought the balance to $2,715.81. Respondent admitted that $3,000 was owed to her client and that she does not know why there were not enough funds in her trust account to cover the balance. Respondent paid neither the medical providers listed on the settlement statement nor the client. The client was forced to file a claim with the South Carolina Bar Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection (Lawyers' Fund) to recover for his loss.