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In the Matter of Nicole Jones

The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline, in which she sought a Review Panel reprimand to resolve two pending grievances.

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This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Nicole Jones State Bar No. 001352 pursuant to Bar Rule 4 227 b 2 before the issuance of a formal complaint. By this petition, Jones seeks to resolve two pending grievances and agrees to accept a Review Panel reprimand for her admitted violations of Rules 1.3, 1.4, and 9.3 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, see Bar Rule 4 102 d. While the maximum sanction for a violation of Rule 1.3 is disbarment and the maximum sanction for a violation of the other rules is a public reprimand, we agree to accept Jones’s request that this matter be resolved with a Review Panel Reprimand, as is recommended by the State Bar.

In her petition, Jones, who has been a member of the Bar since 2004, admits with regard to SDB Docket No. 6780, that a client retained her to file an action for fraud against his former spouse, paid her the agreed-upon fee of $30,000, and told her of his desire to have the action filed as soon as possible because he believed that the former spouse had the means and ability to relocate. She further admits that she did not file the complaint and that her office sent the client misleading form letters that did not accurately update him as to the progress and status of his case, thereby causing him unnecessary stress. By these actions, Jones admits that she violated Rules 1.3 and 1.4 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, see Bar Rule 4-102 d.

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