Supreme Court Disbars Attorney for Mishandling Comp Case, Other Matters

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday yanked a Surfside Beach-area practitioner’s law license for mishandling 12 different client matters, including a workers’ compensation case. Attorney Lawrence J. Purvis Jr. admitted his misconduct and agreed to a three-year definite suspension or disbarment. The Supreme Court determined that his “extensive pattern of misconduct” made disbarment the appropriate sanction. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel received 15 complaints regarding Purvis from 12 clients. Most of the cases involved family law issues; two involved...