In the Matter of Clark Jones-Lewis

The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney for practicing law while her license was suspended and making false statements.

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This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the special master, Andrew W. Jones, who recommends that Respondent Clark Jones-Lewis State Bar No. 398595 be disbarred for her violations of Rules 3.3 a, 5.5 a, and 8.4 a 1 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. See Bar Rule 4-102 d. Although Jones-Lewis was personally served with a Formal Complaint, she failed to file a response within 30 days. Accordingly, she is in default, and the facts alleged and the violations charged are deemed admitted. See Bar Rule 4-212 a.

The facts, as deemed admitted, show that on January 8, 2013, Jones-Lewis called a Special Assistant Attorney General “SAAG” for the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services and told him that she had interviewed a biological mother and was interested in becoming involved in a case regarding a baby girl who had come into the Department’s temporary legal custody. On January 9, Jones-Lewis again called the SAAG to discuss the case and asked him if he would agree to a pre-trial conference with the judge. Jones-Lewis told the SAAG that she had families that were interested in adopting the child and that she would contact the court for a conference. Jones-Lewis then contacted the chambers of the juvenile court judge and spoke with his legal assistant. Jones-Lewis told the legal assistant that she was an attorney interested in setting up a pre-trial conference regarding the child and that she represented the child’s grandparents. Jones-Lewis requested a continuance of the January 10 hearing that was scheduled on the matter and called the SAAG on January 10 to tell him that she was ill and would not attend the hearing regarding the child. In fact, however, this Court had suspended Jones-Lewis from the practice of law for six months as of October 1, 2012, and ordered a public reprimand, see In the Matter of Jones-Lewis, 291 Ga. 651 732 SE2d 79 2012, so she was not allowed to practice law at that time.

In the Matter of Clark Jones-Lewis

The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney for practicing law while her license was suspended and making false statements.

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