MEDLOCK v. UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES

Nos. 27265.

404 S.C. 25 (2013)

743 S.E.2d 830

Dana Allison MEDLOCK as Personal Representative of the Estate of Heather C. Medlock, Petitioner, v. UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. d/b/a University Hospital, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Strom Medlock of Columbia, South Carolina, and Christopher Lance Sheek of Greenwood, South Carolina, for Petitioner.

Robin A. Braithwaite , of Aiken, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

This Court granted the petition of Dana Allison Medlock (Petitioner) in its Original Jurisdiction to determine whether a non-attorney who files a claim and petition for allowance of a claim in probate court on behalf of a business entity is engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. We dispense with further briefing and hold that a non-attorney may present claims against an estate and petition for allowance of

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