Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Robert Breckenridge
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 20, 2016No. Appellate Case 2015-000181; 27625PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*470Acting Justice TOAL.
In this attorney disciplinary matter, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) filed formal charges against Respondent, alleging that in a residential real estate transaction, Respondent failed to: properly supervise the disbursement of funds; maintain proper records; disclose to his clients the actual disbursement of their loan proceeds, including his sharing of legal fees with non-lawyer third parties; and ensure that the representations in the HUD-1 settlement statement (HUD-1 statement) matched the actual disbursements of loan proceeds. Following a hearing, the Hearing…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- In Re ThompsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- In Re GreeneSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
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- In the Matter of Nathan JardineSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2014
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