In re Foster

In this attorney disciplinary matter, respondent and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel have entered into an Agreement for Discipline by Consent pursuant to Rule 21, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR. In the agreement, respondent admits misconduct and consents to the imposition of any of the sanctions set forth in Rule 7(b), RLDE. We accept the agreement and issue a public reprimand. The facts, as set forth in the agreement, are as follows.

Facts

Respondent permitted a non-lawyer employee to perform real estate closings in his absence and without his supervision, and he tacitly allowed her to sign his name…