In the Matter of Sara Elizabeth Smoot

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court In the Matter of Sara Elizabeth Smoot, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2026-000381 Opinion No. 28351 Submitted July 16, 2026 – Filed September 2, 2026 PUBLIC REPRIMAND Disciplinary Counsel William M. Blitch, Jr., and Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Kristina Jones Catoe, both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Sara Elizabeth Smoot, of Hilton Head Island, pro se. PER CURIAM: In this attorney disciplinary matter, Respondent and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) have entered into an Agreement for Discipline by Consent…