In the Matter of John B. Kern, Respondent.

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court held that the SEC is not "another jurisdiction" for purposes of reciprocal discipline, deemed Kern’s failure to file a brief taking exception to the Panel Report as an admission of the Panel’s findings, found that Kern committed professional misconduct by recklessly providing false information to investors and to Berkman’s bankruptcy attorney, and imposed an eighteen‑month definite suspension with costs of the disciplinary proceedings.