South Carolina Rep. Marvin Pendarvis Resigns From House of Representatives Due to Legal Issues. Here’s What We Know

State Rep. Marvin Pendarvis, D-Charleston, has resigned from the state House of Representatives, according to Speaker Murrell Smith’s office.

Pendarvis’ name has been removed from the state House website. He filed for reelection this year and had no opponent in the general election.

Pendarvis, 35, was suspended from the bar by the South Carolina Supreme Court after being accused in a lawsuit of professional misconduct and engaging in “unfair and deceptive practices” under South Carolina’s Unfair Trade Practices Act. The complaint, filed in April by attorneys Eric Bland and Ronnie Richter on behalf of Adrian Lewis, a former Pendarvis client, claims Pendarvis forged a client’s signature in order to obtain a settlement for much less than he was promised.

“Serving in the South Carolina House of Representatives has been the honor of my life,” Pendarvis wrote in his resignation letter. “Because of my respect for this body and the residents of my district, I have made the difficult decision to resign my seat. The residents of District 113 deserve a representative who can dedicate himself full-time to their needs, and I cannot do that at this time.”