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NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR v. SIMMONS

No. COA13-1140.

757 S.E.2d 357 (2014)

The NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR, Plaintiff, v. Geoffrey H. SIMMONS, Attorney, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 6, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The North Carolina State Bar, by Deputy Counsel David R. Johnson and Counsel Katherine Jean , for plaintiff-appellee.

Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte, by M. Jillian DeCamp and Carrie V. McMillan , for defendant-appellant.

HUNTER, JR., ROBERT N., Judge.

Geoffrey H. Simmons ("Defendant") appeals from a final order of the Disciplinary Hearing Commission ("DHC") disbarring him from the practice of law for embezzling client funds. Defendant contends (1) that there was insufficient evidence before the DHC that he intended to embezzle client funds, (2) that the DHC could not impose discipline based on embezzlement without a criminal conviction, and (3) that the DHC's order failed to conform...

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