Richland County, SC30+ days ago
p>Negotiate and draft agreements for discipline with a lawyer or judge for submission to the Commission on Lawyer Conduct or the Commission on Judicial Conduct; file formal charges when directed to do so by an investigative Panel of the Commission on Lawyer or Judicial Conduct; obtain and review responses from the subject lawyer or judge to the formal charges that were filed and served; prosecute formal charges, which includes engaging in limited discovery and exchange of information, such as by response to initial disclosures (Rule 25(a), RLDE), depositions (Rule 25(c), RLDE), pre-hearing disclosures (Rule 25(b), RLDE), provision of exculpatory evidence (Rule 25(d), RLDE), supplementing responses where appropriate (Rule 25(e), RLDE), obtaining resolution of any discovery disputes from the Commission hearing panel chair (Rule 25(h), RLDE). Attending and participating in oral arguments before the Supreme Court, including presentation of the case and responding to questions from members of the Court; receiving and reviewing the opinion the Court files following oral argument and deciding whether to seek rehearing; in cases where there is a potential for a risk of harm to the public, such as where a lawyer or judge has been arrested and charged with a serious offense, draft a petition for interim suspension, serve the petition upon the lawyer or judge, file the petition with the Supreme Court, review any return filed to the petition, file a reply to the return, and notify the Court and the Commission if a receiver is required.