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  • In the Matter of William Leslie Kirby III.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-27
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Leslie Kirby, III, Columbus, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, James Charles Thornton, (Thornton & Graham PC), LaGrange, for other party.
    Case Number: S20Y0079

    Thirty-Day Suspension Not Adequate Sanction For Misconduct in Four Separate Matters

  • In the Matter of Joan Palmer Davis

    Publication Date: 2019-11-01
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joan Palmer Davis, Powder Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Heidi Manroe Faenza, (Supreme Court of Georgia), Atlanta, Russell David Willard, Christopher M. Carr, Rebecca S. Mick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Z1117

    Previously Disbarred Attorney's Continued Denial of Culpabiity For Past Conduct Precluded Reinstatement

  • In the Matter of Denise F. Hemmann

    Publication Date: 2019-11-01
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David S. Lipscomb, (Spencer Law, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Adam Marshall Hames, (The Hames Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S19Y1546

    Public Reprimand Not Adequate Discipline For Attorney With Numerous Rules Violations

  • In the Matter of Sherri Jefferson

    Publication Date: 2019-10-31
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Jenny K. Mittelman, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherri Jefferson, Riverdale, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Anthony B. Askew, (Chair, Review Panel), Atlanta, Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, Patrick E. Longan, (Walter F. George School of Law Mercer University), Macon, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S19Y0527

    Disbarment Appropriate Sanction For Attorney Who Made False Statements to Tribunal, Knowingly Communicated With Person Represented by Counsel, and Engaged in Dishonesty, Fraud, Deceit, and Misrepresentation

  • In the Matter of Phillip Norman Golub

    Publication Date: 2019-09-24
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Phillip Norman Golub, (Phillip N. Golub PC), Blackshear, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y1128

    Voluntary Discipline Denied Where Rule Violation Uncertain And No Firm Promise to Fully Repay Client

  • In the Matter of Charles Edward Taylor

    Publication Date: 2019-09-23
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Edward Taylor, (Law Office of C.E. Taylor), Stockbridge, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Charles David Jones, (Beck, Owen & Murray), Griffin, for other party.
    Case Number: S19Y1192

    Disbarment Appropriate Sanction For Attorney Who Committed Numerous Disciplinary Violations in Connection With Mortgage Loan Services

  • Scott v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-09-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S19G1644

    Court of Appeals Erred in Applying "Required Evidence" Test to Merger Question Presented in Child Molestation Case

  • In the Matter of Christopher J. Thompson

    Publication Date: 2019-09-20
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher John Thompson, (Christopher J. Thompson PC), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y0873

    Disbarment Appropriate For Attorney Who Abandoned Client and Never Responded to Disciplinary Authorities

  • In the Matter of Jeffrey L. Sakas (three cases).

    Publication Date: 2019-09-11
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey L. Sakas, (Jeffrey L Sakas LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Paul T. Carroll, III, Rome, for other party.
    Case Number: S19Y1164

    Court disbars attorney due to multiple violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct

  • Fofanah v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-09-06
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, PC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Bradley, (Ocumulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Marietta, Tuttle Barksdale, (Ocumulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Eatonton, Jeff Burks, (Ocumulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Madison, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0787

    Court vacates trial court's denial of DUI defendant's motion to suppress breath test results and remands case for further consideration