Attorney: John C. Snyder III  Location: Matthews  Bar membership: Member since 2001  Disciplinary action: Censured on February 16  Background: Snyder represented V.K. in a lawsuit brought by his former employer for allegedly violating a noncompete agreement. One week after the ...

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Attorney: Jennifer Nicole Foster Location: Asheville Bar membership: Member since 1995 Disciplinary action: Censured on March 25 Background: Foster posted on social media that she had “basically” been put out of business by another attorney and was unable to take ...

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Attorney: Steven B. Wright Location: Wilmington Bar membership: Member since 2013 Disciplinary action: Censured in one matter and reprimanded in another on Feb. 8 Background: Wright was administratively suspended from November 2015 to February 2016.  While representing a client in ...

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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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Attorney: Richard L. Cannon III Location: Greenville Bar membership: Member since 1983 Disciplinary action: Censured on May 14 Background: Cannon is associated with “Upright Law” in Illinois. Upright maintains a website advertising that it can provide legal representation for consumers ...

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Attorney: Todd J. Farlow Location: Mooresville Bar membership: Member since 2000 Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on Feb. 22 Background: In June 2016 Farlow notarized a signature on a deed of trust certifying that the purported signee had personally appeared before Farlow ...

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Attorney: Blair McFarland Pettis Location: Lincolnton Bar membership: Member since 2007 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law until further notice on Jan. 3 Background: An order of suspension issued by a Lincoln County Superior Court judge noted that ...

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Attorney: Charles R. Gurley Location: Goldsboro Bar membership: Member since 1991 Disciplinary action: Enjoined from engaging in the practice of law by the Wake County Superior Court on Nov. 22. The court appointed trustees to protect the interests of Gurley’s ...

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Attorney: Steven B. DeCillis Location: Charlotte Bar membership: Member since 1994 Disciplinary action: DeCillis’ petition to stay the remaining portion of his suspension from the practice of law was allowed on Dec. 18 and is effective immediately. Background: DeCillis was ...

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Attorney: John J. Peck Location: Wilmington Bar membership: Member since 1991 Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on Sept. 5 Background: Peck was hired by the wife and stepdaughter of an 89-year-old man with dementia to formulate an estate plan for the wife ...

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