
    709 S.E.2d 638
    In the Matter of Ronald A. HIGHTOWER, Respondent.
    Supreme Court of South Carolina.
    April 26, 2011.
   ORDER

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel has filed a petition requesting the Court either place respondent on interim suspension or transfer him to incapacity inactive status pursuant to Rule 17(b), RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR.

IT IS ORDERED that respondent is transferred to incapacity inactive status until further order of this Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Stanley Lamont Myers, Esquire, is hereby appointed to assume responsibility for respondent’s client files, trust account(s), escrow account(s), operating account(s), and any other law office account(s) respondent may maintain. Mr. Myers shall take action as required by Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, to protect the interests of respondent’s clients. Mr. Myers may make disbursements from respondent’s trust account(s), escrow accounts), operating account(s), and any other law office accounts) respondent may maintain that are necessary to effectuate this appointment.

This Order, when served on any bank or other financial institution maintaining trust, escrow and/or operating accounts of respondent, shall serve as an injunction to prevent respondent from making withdrawals from the account(s) and shall further serve as notice to the bank or other financial institution that Stanley Lamont Myers, Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court.

Finally, this Order, when served on any office of the United States Postal Service, shall serve as notice that Stanley Lamont Myers, Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court and has the authority to receive respondent’s mail and the authority to direct that respondent’s mail be delivered to Mr. Myers’ office.

This appointment shall be for a period of no longer than nine months unless request is made to this Court for an extension.

/s/Jean H. Toal, C.J.

FOR THE COURT  