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  • In the Matter of Susan M. Brown

    Publication Date: 2015-10-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christine L. Mast and Teresa E. Lazzaroni Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, 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: S15Y1555

    The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline and imposed a public reprimand for her admitted violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15 I a, 1.15 II a, 1

  • In the Matter of Morris P. Fair Jr.

    Publication Date: 2015-10-22
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Pamela S. Stephenson Stephenson Law Group LLC, and Morris P. Fair Jr., Decatur. 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: S16Y0025

    The Supreme Court rejected an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline in which he sought a Review Panel reprimand after he admittedly failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in h

  • In the Matter of Douglas J. Mathis

    Publication Date: 2015-10-22
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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. Douglas J. Mathis, St. Simons Island. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S15Y1627; S15Y1628

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney who converted his clients' funds to his own use, failed to communicate with his clients and abandoned his law o

  • In the Matter of Alvin L. Kendall

    Publication Date: 2015-10-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah E. Lockwood and Alison L. Burgess Office of Bar Admissions, Atlanta. Alvin L. Kendall, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S15Z1802

    The Supreme Court granted a former attorney's application for certification of fitness/reinstatement following his 2003 disbarment in connection with criminal convic

  • In the Matter of Paul R. Koehler

    Publication Date: 2015-10-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and William J. Cobb, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Paul R. Koehler, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Bryan M. Cavan Miller Martin PLLC, and Brian D. Burgoon The Burgoon Law Firm LLC, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S15Y1852

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney for his violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2, 1.4, 3.1, 3.3, 4.4 and 8.4 a 4 in connection with his representation of a client in a civil m

  • In the Matter of William C. Lea

    Publication Date: 2015-10-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and William J. Cobb, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. William C. Lea, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Bryan M. Cavan Miller Martin PLLC, Atlanta, and John M. Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt PC, Decatur.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S15Y1899

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney as a result of three consolidated State Disciplinary Board matters in which the attorney, inter alia, failed to communicate with his clients and failed to ref

  • In the Matter of Thomas J. Ford III

    Publication Date: 2015-10-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert G. Rubin Peters, Rubin Sheffield PA, Atlanta. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
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    Case Number: S15Y1787

    The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline and imposed a review panel reprimand after the attorney admittedly provided ineffective assistance of counsel in a murder

  • In the Matter of Jin Choi

    Publication Date: 2015-10-19
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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. Douglas V. Chandler Chandler Moore Law LLC, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Bryan M. Cavan Miller Martin PLLC, Atlanta, and Thomas S. Clegg Clegg Daniels LLC, Decatur.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S15Y1812; S15Y1813; S15Y1814

    The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary surrender of his license to practice law after he failed to properly manage substantial funds entrusted to him in a fiduciary capacity

  • In the Matter of Tanya Y. Brockington

    Publication Date: 2015-07-31
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jonathan W. Hewett, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Tanya Y. Brockington Brockington Legal Services, Homewood, IL. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S15Y1099

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney based on her abandonment of three clients' legal ma

  • In the Matter of Tanya Y. Brockington

    Publication Date: 2015-07-31
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jonathan W. Hewett, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Tanya Y. Brockington Brockington Legal Services, Homewood, IL. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S15Y1099

    This disciplinary matter is before the Court on a Notice of Discipline seeking the disbarment of Tanya Yvette Brockington State Bar No. 259287 based on her abandonment of three clients. Brocki