In the Matter of Solomon

This is a disciplinary proceeding. Respondent Steven Earl Solomon is alleged to have committed acts of misconduct in respect to several clients. The pleadings, briefs, and record present differing versions of the circumstances surrounding each matter. We find that the facts are as follows.

RHODES MATTER

Rhodes retained respondent in 1985 to handle a workers’ compensation claim. This was respondent’s first attempt at handling this kind of claim, and respondent concedes that he did not adequately research South Carolina law regarding worker’s compensation 2 prior to proceeding with Rhodes’s…