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  • In re Shoemaker

    Publication Date: 2007-10-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and A. M. Christina Petrig State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Curtis G. Shoemaker, Danielsville. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany.
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    Case Number: S07Y1037, S07Y1038

    An attorney, who issued NSF checks from his attorney escrow account and he abandoned his civil client after accepting a $1,750 retainer, was disb

  • In re Johnson

    Publication Date: 2007-10-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Paula J. Frederick State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Shannon C. Johnson, Orlando, Fla. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany. Margaret G. Washburn, Lawrenceville.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y1711

    An attorney, who ailed to do any substantive work or complete work as promised on her client's legal matters, failed to adequately communicate with her clients, caused her clients needless worry and

  • In re McKenna

    Publication Date: 2007-10-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and A. M. Christina Petrig State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Andrew J. McKenna, Avrill Park, NY. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany. John O. Adams Jr., Decatur.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y0720

    An attorney, who converted U. S. government property for his personal use, made unauthorized charges on a government-issued credit card and made false statements to government agents, was disb

  • In re Lenoir

    Publication Date: 2007-07-27
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Kellyn O. McGee, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Alvin R. Lenoir, Dunwoody. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y0675, S07Y0752

    An attorney with a history of prior discipline was disb

  • In re Steward

    Publication Date: 2007-07-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Rebecca A. Hall State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Thomas M. West, Atlanta. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany. Lawrence M. Korn, Marietta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y1209

    An attorney, who undertook representation of clients, despite her lack of good standing with State Bar, and who failed to pursue her clients' legal matters, was suspended indefin

  • In re Carr

    Publication Date: 2007-06-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith, General Counsel and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Ga., Atlanta. Jon P. Carr, Milledgeville. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chair Review Panel, Albany.
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    Case Number: S07Y1143

    The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's voluntary suspension pending the appeal of his felony convic

  • In re Walker

    Publication Date: 2007-05-25
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George O. Lawson Jr. Lawson & Thornton PC, Atlanta. William P. Smith III, General Counsel, Rebecca A. Hall, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y0594

    An attorney who pled guilty to filing a fraudulent tax return was suspended for 120 days and will be publicly reprim

  • In re Judah

    Publication Date: 2007-05-25
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, Paula J. Frederick, Deputy General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. James E. Spence Jr., Atlanta. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y1068

    The Supreme Court reinstated an attorney, who complied with all of the provision of his 3-year suspe

  • In re English

    Publication Date: 2007-05-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee Sexton Sexton, Key & Hendrix PC, Stockbridge. William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Jonathan W. Hewett State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y0250

    An attorney was suspended pending the termination of the appeal of his convictions for theft by rece

  • In re Wilson

    Publication Date: 2007-04-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Paula J. Frederick, Deputy General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Robert N. Wilson Jr., Ayer, Mass. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y0644

    An attorney, who was suspended in Massachusetts for unspecified misco was suspended in Georgia pursuant to Rule 9.4 b 1 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Co