North Carolina State Bar v. Nelson

EAGLES, Judge.

I

Initially, we note that appellant raised seventeen assignments of error on appeal. However, appellant failed to support assignments 1, 3, 8, 9, 10,12,13,14, 15 or 16 with reason, argument or authority. Accordingly, those assignments have been abandoned. N.C.R. App. Pro. 28(b)(5).

II

Appellant argues that findings of fact numbers 17, 22, 24, 35 and 40 made by the DHC are not supported by clear, cogent and convincing evidence drawn from the whole record. We disagree and affirm.

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