North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Attorney: Matthew Carl Coxe Location: Jacksonville Bar membership: Member since 2005 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Nov. 9 Background: In 2014 and 2015, Coxe misappropriated $4,212.86 from his real estate trust account, $7,100 from one of his attorney trust accounts, and ...

Attorney: Meredith P. Ezzell Location: Carolina Beach Bar membership: Member since 1996 Disciplinary action: A three-year stay of Ezzell’s three-year suspension from the practice of law was extended for an additional 18 months on Oct. 28. Background: From November 2017 ...

Attorney: Gina E. Essey Location: Oak Island Bar membership: Member since 2008 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for two years on Oct. 27 Background: Essey maintained a general trust account in connection with her law practice for ...

Attorney: Nicole A. Crawford Location: Durham Bar membership: Member since 2003 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Oct. 23 Background: Over the course of a series of emails, Crawford knowingly made false statements to opposing counsel about her progress on a response ...

Attorney: J. Brandon Graham Location: Gastonia Bar membership: Member since 2002 Disciplinary action: The remainder of the suspension of Graham’s law license was stayed, and Graham was reinstated to the active practice of law as of Oct. 5. Background: Graham, ...

Attorney: Charles L. Morgan Jr. Location: Charlotte Bar membership: Member since 1981 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for three years on Oct. 1. After six months, Morgan may seek a stay of the remaining portion of the ...

Attorney: Charles D. Coppage Location: Manteo Bar membership: Member since 1974 Disciplinary action: A two-year suspension of Coppage’s license, which had been stayed, was activated on Sept. 23. Background: The state bar conducted a random procedural audit of Coppage’s trust ...

Attorney: Brooke McKinley Webster Location: Winston-Salem Bar membership: Member since 2004 Disciplinary action: A two-year suspension of Webster’s license, which had been stayed, was activated on Sept. 21. Background: In April 2017 Webster, then an assistant district attorney in Wilkes ...

Attorney: Joseph H. Forbes Jr. Location: Elizabeth City Bar membership: Member since 1984 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Sept. 24 Background: Of the course of several years, Forbes willfully failed to remit to the IRS employment taxes that were withheld from ...

Attorney: Kenneth T. Davies Location: Charlotte Bar membership: Member since 1980 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for one year on Aug. 21. The suspension is stayed for two years so long as Davies complies with certain conditions. ...