Attorney Eugene Fulton Jr. of Columbia, SC; serial offender

The state of Michigan presented Eugene Charles Fulton Jr. with a law license in 1989 after he graduated from the University of South Carolina Law School. 

Disciplinary Counsel found Eugene guilty of the following misconduct.

Eugene’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to promptly notify third party of receipt of funds
• Failed to exhibit respect for the rights of third persons
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Up Yours, said Eugene!)
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Engaged in conduct demonstrating unfitness to practice law
• Willfully failed to comply with subpoena

As a consequence of his misconduct, the patron saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the South Carolina Supreme Court punished Eugene by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

Eugene’s 3^rd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to advise client of status of legal matter
• Failed to consult with client re: means by which clients’ objectives are to be accomplished
• Failed to comply with repeated client requests for information
• Engaged in illegal practice of law in state where he wasn’t licensed to practice

As a consequence of his misconduct, the patron saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the South Carolina Supreme Court punished Eugene by gifting him with another complimentary reprimand.

In addition to the 2 bites of the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree aforementioned, Eugene received his first complimentary reprimand in 1995 for engaging in a variety of misconduct.

As we speak (ca. June 2014), Eugene practices at 1492-A Lake Murray Blvd in Columbia, South Carolina.