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IN RE ATWATER

No. 26733.

385 S.C. 257 (2009)

684 S.E.2d 557

In the Matter of Michael E. ATWATER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Heard September 15, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lesley M. Coggiola, Disciplinary Counsel, and C. Tex Davis, Jr., Senior Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, both of Columbia, for Office of Disciplinary Counsel.

Desa Ballard, of West Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:

In this attorney disciplinary action, we suspend Michael E. Atwater (Respondent) from the practice of law for six months and order him to pay the costs of these disciplinary proceedings due to Respondent's repeated failure to respond to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) in the investigation of five matters.

I. FACTS

Respondent was licensed to practice law in 1995. ODC investigated five complaints involving Respondent that were...

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