• In the Matter of Emmanuel L. West

    Publication Date: 2016-10-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren R. Hinds, Roswell. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and William J. Cobb, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16Y1184

    The Supreme Court rejected an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline, in which he sought a Review Panel repr

  • In the Matter of Nathan E. Hardwick IV

    Publication Date: 2016-09-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward T. M. Garland Garland, Samuel Loeb PC, Atlanta. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16Y0976

    The Supreme Court suspended an attorney from the practice of law pending final disposition of criminal charges agains

  • In the Matter of Holly D. Hogue Edwards

    Publication Date: 2016-09-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles E. Cox Jr., Macon. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jonathan W. Hewett, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16Y1592

    The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary surrender of her license to practice law following her conviction for distribution of oxycodone and methamphet

  • In the Matter of C. Michael Rose

    Publication Date: 2016-09-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. C. Michael Rose, Watkinsville. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Bryan M. Cavan Miller Martin PLLC, Atlanta, and William A. Myers Myers Stroberg LLP, Gainesville.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16Y1601

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney based on his misuse of funds that he held in

  • In the Matter of Trent C. Gaines

    Publication Date: 2016-09-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren R. Hinds, Roswell. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Rebecca A. Hall, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16Y1335

    The Supreme Court rejected an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline, in which he sought a 3-year suspension following his guilty plea to two fel unts of bid-rigging conspiracy and two fe

  • In the Matter of Timothy E. Moses

    Publication Date: 2016-09-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren R. Hinds, Roswell. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16Y1436

    The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary surrender of his license to practice law following his disbarment in South Carolina for certain misco

  • In the Matter of George D. Houser

    Publication Date: 2016-06-22
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. George Houser, Ashland. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Bryan M. Cavan Miller Martin PLLC, and Thomas L. Holder Long Holder, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16Y1176

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney for violating Georgia Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4 subsection a 2 based on his convictions for one felony count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud,

  • In the Matter of Kurt A. Raulin

    Publication Date: 2016-06-22
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Rebecca A. Hall, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Kurt A. Raulin The Raulin Professional Group, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16Y0988; S16Y0989

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney based on his violation of several of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct in two disciplinary ma

  • In the Matter of Tiffini C. Bell

    Publication Date: 2016-06-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tiffini C. Bell, Atlanta. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and A. M. Christina Petrig State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16Y1280

    The Supreme Court imposed a Review Panel reprimand on an attorney for her admitted violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4 and 8.4 subsectio

  • In the Matter of Wallace Washington

    Publication Date: 2016-05-31
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah E. Lockwood and Alison Leigh Burgess Office of Bar Admissions, Atlanta. Wallace Washington, Mount Pleasant, NC.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16Z1234

    The Supreme Court granted an application for certification of fitness to practice law filed by a former attorney who was disbarred in 1998, as the former attorney showed that he was entitled to be c