Matter of Cauthen

This disciplinary proceeding was commenced by the service on the respondents of a complaint charging the respondents with misconduct arising out of a check kiting operation. * Max B. Cauthen, Jr., and Raymond C. Eubanks, Jr., are attorneys who practice law in Spartanburg in partnership under the firm name of Cauthen and Eubanks. James D. Rowland is likewise a member of the Bar, but he has not engaged in practice for many years. During the time with which we are here concerned, he was engaged in the construction and land-development business in Spartanburg. Cauthen and Rowland had been friends…