In the Matter of Everett Joseph Mercer

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court In the Matter of Everett Joseph Mercer, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2024-000785 Opinion No. 28232 Submitted August 1, 2024 – Filed August 21, 2024 PUBLIC REPRIMAND Disciplinary Counsel William M. Blitch, Jr., and Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Kristina Jones Catoe, both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Haley Alyse Hubbard, of Ballard & Watson, Attorneys at Law, of West Columbia, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: In this attorney disciplinary matter, Respondent and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) have entered into an…