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  • In the Matter of John A. Payne

    Publication Date: 2011-09-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James E. Spence Jr. Wilson, Morton & Downs LLC, Decatur. Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Rebecca S. Mick, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta. Sarah E. Lockwood Office of Bar Admissions, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Z0673

    A bar applicant's extensive criminal history coupled with his lack of complete candor during his law school and bar application processes supported the denial of his application for a certificate of

  • Inquiry Concerning Judge Anthony Peters

    Publication Date: 2011-09-16
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey R. Davis Judicial Qualifications Comm'n, Madison. Christopher A. Townley Townley & Lindsay LLC, Rossville.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Z1336

    A magistrate court judge, who obtained and consumed marijuana on a weekly basis for three months, forcibly kicked in the doors of a man's home at a relative's request, and pulled out a gun in front

  • In the Matter of Kelly L. Turner

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kelly L. Turner, Cumming. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Kellyn O. McGee, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0070

    An attorney, who failed to keep a detailed accounting of funds paid to her and created a contract for legal services after the fact will receive a Review Panel Repr

  • In the Matter of Scott R. King

    Publication Date: 2011-07-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott R. King, Atlanta. 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: S11Y1357

    AN attorney will receive a Review Panel Reprimand based on his conduct in representing a client in a suit on a

  • In the Matter of Edward H. Warnock

    Publication Date: 2011-07-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jonathan W. Hewett State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Edward H. Warnock, Orange Park, Fla. Michael G. Gray Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Byrd LLP, Perry, and Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y1265

    An attorney, with an extensive prior disciplinary history, was disb

  • In the Matter of Brett J. Thompson

    Publication Date: 2011-07-08
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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. Warren R. Hinds, Roswell. Stephen A. Williams McCamy, Phillips, Tuggle & Fordham, Dalton, and Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0830

    An attorney, who pled guilty in 2010 under the First Offender Act to misdemeanor evidence tampering and misdemeanor obstruction arising from an employment dispute with a former employee, was suspen

  • In the Matter of Judy L. Junco

    Publication Date: 2011-06-24
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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. Judy L. Junco, Savannah. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0583

    A attorney, who failed to file an entry of appearance or pleadings and failed to appear at her DUI client's hearing, was indefinitely suspended with conditions on reinstat

  • In the Matter of Anthony O. Lakes

    Publication Date: 2011-06-24
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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. Anthony O. Lakes, Norcross. Hezekiah Sistrunk Jr. Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Sistrunk and Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y1060

    An attorney, who commingled and converted $16K in funds which he collected on his clients' behalf, was disb

  • In the Matter of Fred T. Hanzelik

    Publication Date: 2011-06-24
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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. Daniel J. Ripper Luther-Anderson PLLP, Chattanooga, Tenn. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, and Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0863

    An attorney, who was publically censured and suspended for 30 days in Tennessee is suspended from the practice of law in Georgia for 30 days as reciprocal disci

  • In the Matter of Chalmer E. Detling II

    Publication Date: 2011-06-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gene Chapman Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Allen LLC, Atlanta. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Kellyn O. McGee, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y1007

    The Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline requesting a Review Panel repr