In Re Fordham , 396 S.C. 597 ( 2012 )

396 S.C. 597 (2012) 723 S.E.2d 176

In the Matter of Barton W. FORDHAM, Jr., Respondent.

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Supreme Court of South Carolina.

February 27, 2012.

ORDER

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel petitions the Court to transfer respondent to incapacity inactive status pursuant to Rule 17(b), RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR and seeks the appointment of an attorney to protect respondent's clients' interests pursuant to Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413. Respondent consents to the transfer.

IT IS ORDERED that respondent is transferred to incapacity inactive status until further order of the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Richard C. Detwiler, Esquire, is hereby appointed to assume responsibility for respondent's client files, trust account(s), escrow account(s), operating account(s), and any other law office account(s) respondent may maintain. Mr. Detwiler shall take action as required by Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, to protect the interests of respondent's clients. Mr. Detwiler may make disbursements from respondent's trust account(s), escrow account(s), operating account(s), and any other law office account(s) respondent may maintain that are necessary to effectuate this appointment.

This Order, when served on any bank or other financial institution maintaining trust, escrow and/or operating accounts of respondent, shall serve as an injunction to prevent respondent from making withdrawals from the account(s) and shall further serve as notice to the bank or other financial institution that Richard C. Detwiler, Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court.

Finally, this Order, when served on any office of the United States Postal Service, shall serve as notice that Richard C. Detwiler, Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court and has the authority to receive respondent's mail and the authority to direct that respondent's mail be delivered to Mr. Detwiler's office.

This appointment shall be for a period of no longer than nine months unless request is made to this Court for an extension.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/Jean H. Toal, C.J. FOR THE COURT