North Carolina State Bar v. Key

STEELMAN, Judge.

Because there was substantial evidence from which the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar could conclude that defendant violated N.C. Rev. R. Prof. Conduct 1.16, 1.3, and 8.4 in violation of the terms of a 2003 Consent Order of Discipline, we affirm the Disciplinary Hearing Commission.

I: Procedural History

On 9 December 2005, the North Carolina State Bar (“Bar”) filed a motion for Order to Show Cause against defendant Mark Anthony Key (“Key”), alleging that Key had failed to comply with a 2003 Consent Order of Discipline by violating the North…