Legal Opinion

State v. Robinson

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 18, 1996No. 24389PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

INJUNCTION ISSUED

Moore, Justice:

This case is before us in our original jurisdiction. The State seeks an injunction prohibiting the unauthorized practice of law and solicitation of clients by defendant Robinson. We grant the injunction as follows.

FACTS

This case was referred to a special master to make findings of fact and conclusions of law. After two evidentiary hearings, the master made findings of fact including the following: 1) Robinson is not licensed or qualified to practice law; 2) he has a business license from Anderson County and advertises in the yellow pages as a “paralegal”; 3)…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. State v. Buyers Service Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
  3. In Re Unauthorized Practice of Law RulesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
  4. State v. DespainSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
  5. In the Matter of EaslerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. McLaurenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2002
  2. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC v. PeckSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2017
  3. In re SmithSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002

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