Law Firm of Paul L. Erickson, P.A. v. Boykin

SHORT, J.:

Paul L. Erickson appeals the circuit court’s order denying enforcement of a North Carolina default judgment based on the foreign court’s lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.

FACTS

James and Mona Boykin (the Boykins) are residents of Horry County, South Carolina and the parents of an autistic son. In 1999, they hired Erickson, a North Carolina attorney licensed to practice law in South Carolina, to represent them in an action against the Horry County School District for failure to provide certain services to their son.

Erickson represented the Boykins at a four-day administrative…