In re Van Son

Respondent, licensed in California1 but not in South Carolina, sent solicitation letters to at least two South Carolina residents. These letters violated a number of provisions of Rule 7, Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), Rule 407, SCACR. Respondent subsequently failed to cooperate with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel’s (ODC) investigation. Respondent did not answer ODC’s formal charges, was found to be in default, and is therefore deemed to have admitted the factual allegations made in those charges. Rule 24(a), Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement (RLDE), Rule 413, SCACR.…