Matter of Wofford

In this disciplinary matter, respondent is charged with engaging in misconduct in violation of various provisions of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, Rule 413, SCACR (RLDE), and the Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 407, SCACR.

FACTS

In relevant part, the formal charges allege as follows:

1. The McKinney Matter

Respondent represented Gerald McKinney in a domestic relations action; Mrs. McKinney was represented by Attorney Douglas N. Truslow. The matter included the sale of jointly owned property, netting approximately $160,740.55, which was placed into respondent’s escrow account…