Attorney Richard Patton of Greenville, SC; convicted tax cheat

The State of South Carolina presented Richard L. Patton with a law license in 1984 after he graduated from Mercer University Law School.

Disciplinary Counsel of the South Carolina Supreme Court found Dick guilty of the following misconduct.

In one matter, Dick pled guilty one count of failure to make and file a South Carolina Income Tax return. He was subsequently sentenced to imprisonment for one year and fined $10,000, provided that the sentence would be suspended upon the payment of $1,000, costs, and assessments. and probation for one year.

As a consequence of his misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the South Carolina Supreme punished Dick by gifting him with a complimentary 90-day suspension of his law license. 

As we speak (ca. September 2016) Johnny practices with the Patton Law Firm at 819 East North Street in Greenville, South Carolina.