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EX PARTE BROWN

No. 26991.

393 S.C. 214 (2011)

711 S.E.2d 899

Ex Parte James A. BROWN, Jr., Attorney, Appellant, In re State of South Carolina, Respondent, v. Alfonzo J. Howard, Defendant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 21, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Derek J. Enderlin, of Greenville, and James Arthur Brown, Jr., of Beaufort, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Emory Smith, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent.

John S. Nichols and Blake A. Hewitt, both of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson and Delgado, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae the South Carolina Bar.

Justice KITTREDGE:

In this direct appeal we review the trial court's denial of Appellant James A. Brown, Jr.'s request for an award of attorney's fees in excess of the $3,500 statutory limit in S.C.Code Ann. section 17-3-50 (2003). We find no abuse of discretion under the unique facts and circumstances presented and affirm.

During the pendency of the appeal, the Court accepted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the South Carolina Bar concerning the potential...

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