North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
James W. Zisa was disbarred on March 8. He surrendered his law license voluntarily.
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Carolina Beach attorney disbarred after having sex with clients
Wilmington attorney suspended 
Attorney: Meredith Ezzell Location: Wilmington Bar membership: Member since 1986 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for three years on Feb. 28. The suspension is stayed for three years so long as Ezzell complies with certain conditions. Background: ...
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Read More »Clinton attorney enjoined from handling funds
Attorney: Sarah Jane Brinson Location: Clinton Bar membership: Member since 2009 Disciplinary action: Enjoined from receiving or distributing client funds on Feb. 25 Background: The consent order of preliminary injunction states that the state bar has received information indicating that ...
Read More »Stokes Co. attorney suspended indefinitely
Attorney: Hayley C. Sherman Location: King Bar membership: Member since 2015 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until the conclusion of all disciplinary proceedings on Feb. 25. Background: Sherman pleaded guilty in Stokes County Superior Court to state ...
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Read More »Asheville attorney disbarred
Attorney: Mary March Exum Location: Asheville Bar membership: Member since 1996 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Feb. 27 Background: Exum provided legal services to two clients, and offered to provide legal services to witnesses involved in one of those matters, after ...
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Read More »Durham attorney disbarred
Darin P. Meece was disbarred Feb. 11. Meece misappropriated $15,000 of fiduciary funds by causing a check to be issued from his law firm trust account to a business entity he controlled when he was neither entitled to the funds nor authorized to remove them.
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Read More »Hendersonville attorney suspended indefinitely
H. Trade Elkins was suspended from the practice of law until the conclusion of all disciplinary proceedings on Feb. 7. On June 14, 2018 Elkins pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina to one count of wire fraud, a class C felony.
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Read More »Returning out-of-state attorney suspended
Carl D. Lee of Glendale, Arizona was suspended from the practice of law for one year on Feb. 6. The suspension is stayed for two years so long as Lee complies with certain conditions.
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Read More »Stay of Hickory attorney’s suspension lifted
A stay of Katherine Heath Pekman’s previously-imposed suspension was lifted, and the suspension activated, on Feb. 11.
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