Supreme Court of South Carolina

In Re Duncan.

July 17, 190983 S.C. 186

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court held that John T. Duncan’s actions in advising a client and attempting to secure a convict’s release constituted the practice of law, and that doing so after his disbarment order placed him in contempt of the Court, imposing a $50 fine and possible imprisonment. The Court based its decision on the broad definition of the practice of law and the clear violation of the prior disbarment judgment.