Howell, Robet j Order of Disc

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY IN RE: ROBERT J. HOWELL, Attorney at Law '/ 5 'il 0 0 Z8 34 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE SENIOR RESIDENT SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE OF THE 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ) ) ) ) ) ORDEL;;S -<"""':>." I ;f:i Vi In e'" I ' c;, Z f5. i:'- -< ill THIS CAUSE coming before the Senior Resident Superior Court J dge.>ofthi!> CJ 10th Judicial District upon information received by the Comt concerning RoBeIt J. Howell. Pmsuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-28(j) and this Court's inherent aclhoritYQver attorneys, the Court makes the following: FINDINGS OF FACT 1. . Business records. of the North Carolina State Bar reflecrthat Robert J. Howell was licensed to practice law on 22 March 2003. 2. Howell's last business address of record contained in the'business records of ---flleNOf!llCarolina SmteBar1s1istecl as 27602-1801, the address of a Raleigh lawfmn. The law fmn that employed Howell notified the State Bar that its employment of Howell ended in April 2015. 3. Business records of the Isle of Palms Police Department in Charleston County, South Carolina reflect that Howell was arrested on 12 June 2015 on charges including kidoapping, attempted murder, first-degree burglary and possession of cocaine. Howell is incarcerated in the Charleston County, South Carolina Jail and has not been granted bond. He is therefore unavailable to provide legal services to his clients. 4. Howell has not practiced law at 301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900, Raleigh since April 2015 and has not provided the State Bar a current office address. 5. The State Bar's records do not reflect whether Howell is ctmently engaged in the practice oflaw. 6. When his employment with the Raleigh law finn ended in April 2015, two clients of the firm asked the finn to send them their files. It is unlmown whether Howell cmrently represents those clients or whether Howell has clients in addition to those two clients.

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY IN RE:ROBERT J.HOWELL, Attorney at Law '/ 5'il 0 0 Z8 34 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE SENIOR RESIDENT SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE OF THE 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ) ) ) ) ) ORDEL;;S -