RALEIGH, N.C. - A Raleigh attorney who runs one of the largest divorce law firms in the state has been censured by the North Carolina State Bar for billing and representation practices at his firm.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that Lee S. Rosen was censured by the bar's Grievance Committee after the agency received three complaints. The censure doesn't affect Rosen's license to practice law.

Rosen was criticized for agreeing to represent a woman knowing she lived in a county where Rosen Law Firm did not practice, and for doing initial consultations with people only to represent their estranged spouses later.

He also was chastised for his firm's practice of having a lawyer initially meet with a client and then pass off the case to another lawyer without fully explaining that to the client.

Rosen has offices in Raleigh and Charlotte.