Attorney: James N. Jorgensen Location: Raleigh Bar membership: Member since 1996 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for three years on Sept. 7. The suspension is stayed for its duration so long as Jorgensen complies with certain conditions. ...
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Read More »Attorney: Frederick J. Owens Location: Wilmington Bar membership: Member since 1998 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for three years on Sept. 7. After 30 days, Owens may petition for a stay of the remaining portion of the ...
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Read More »Attorney: Matthew A. Smith Location: Knightdale Bar membership: Member since 2010 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Sept. 10 Background: In December 2017, Smith entered a guilty plea to the charge of taking indecent liberties with a child, a Class F felony. ...
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Read More »Attorney: Tracey E. Cline Location: Durham Bar membership: Member since 1989 Disciplinary action: Reinstated to the practice of law on Sept. 5 Background: Cline was suspended from the practice of law for five years in June 2015. Cline was the ...
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Read More »Attorney: Carson W. Freeman Location: Newton Bar membership: Member since 2012 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Aug. 30 Background: Freeman misappropriated funds from at least five clients, and in multiple additional instances misappropriated entrusted funds through unattributed transfers and withdrawals, or ...
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Read More »Attorney: R. Kelly Calloway Jr. Location: Hendersonville Bar membership: Member since 1993 Disciplinary action: The remaining portion of Callaway’s four-year suspension was stayed Aug. 27. Background: Calloway was suspended from the practice of law for four years in October 2016. ...
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Read More »Attorney: George Robert Blakey Location: Notre Dame, Indiana Bar membership: Member since 1960 (Currently inactive) Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on Aug. 22 Background: In 2015, the District of Columbia Office of Bar Counsel admonished Blakey for knowingly assisting his client to ...
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Read More »Attorney: Thomas S. Hicks Location: Wilmington Bar membership: Member since 1980 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for three years on Aug. 23. The suspension is effective immediately upon the expiration of Hicks’ current five-year suspension. Background: In ...
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Read More »Attorney: Joseph Eric Altman Location: Rockingham Bar membership: Member since 2001 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for two years on Aug. 23. The suspension is stayed for three years so long as Altman complies with certain conditions. ...
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Read More »Attorney: Sean T. Dillenbeck Location: Gastonia Bar membership: Member since 2009 Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on May 14 Background: Dillenbeck represented a homeowners’ association in a district court civil case in Mecklenburg County. The defendant’s counsel sent Dillenbeck an email on ...
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