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LEXINGTON LAW v. S.C. DEPT. OF CON. AFF.

No. 26648.

382 S.C. 580 (2009)

677 S.E.2d 591

LEXINGTON LAW FIRM, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 12, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolyn Grube Lybarker and Danny Raymond Collins, both of South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Desa Ballard, of West Columbia, for Respondent.

Justice KITTREDGE:

This direct appeal requires the Court to construe an exemption to the licensing requirements of the South Carolina Consumer Credit Counseling Act. S.C.Code Ann § 37-7-101 to -122 (Supp.2008). Specifically, we must determine legislative intent concerning the "attorney at law" exemption in section 37-7-101(2)(b)(i). We hold that the South Carolina General Assembly intended to limit the "attorneys at law" exemption to attorneys authorized to practice...

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