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  • In re Johnson II

    Publication Date: 2007-03-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Rebecca A. Hall, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Eric R. Johnson II, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany. John M. Taylor Lewis, Taylor & Todd PC, LaGrange.
    Case Number: S07Y0382

    An attorney, who represented two criminal clients in his private capacity while working as a public de without informing the clients that they might be eligible for a court-appointed public d

  • In re Baska

    Publication Date: 2007-03-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emilien O. Loiselle Jr., Dacula, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Rebecca S. Mick, Ann S. Brumbaugh, Assistant Attorneys General, and Sarah E. Lockwood Office of Bar Admissions, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07Z0422

    The record supported the decision of the Board to Determine Fitness for Bar Applications that the applicant lacked candor when he stated that he never tried to hide following the revocation of his

  • In re Gbaja

    Publication Date: 2007-03-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Warren R. Hinds, Roswell. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S06Y0829

    An attorney, who admittedly withdrew his client's settlement funds for his own use, closed his practice and left the country was suspended for 36 m

  • In re Moody

    Publication Date: 2007-02-16
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Renate D. Moody, Macon. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y0592

    An attorney, who failed to properly pursue her clients' post-conviction cases and admittedly appeared in court intoxicated, was suspended for six m

  • In re Maddux

    Publication Date: 2007-02-16
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and K. Gene Chapman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. H. Owen Maddux Buhrman, Maddux & Buhrman, Chattanooga, Tenn. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S06Y1058

    An attorney, who was suspended in another state for converting partnership funds during a partnership dispute, was suspended for 30 days in Ge

  • In re Hipe

    Publication Date: 2007-02-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David S. Lipscomb, Lawrenceville. William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y0180

    An attorney, who pled guilty to violating 18 USC § 1341, voluntarily surrendered his li

  • In re Williams

    Publication Date: 2007-02-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Paul C. Williams, Roswell. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany. Timothy C. Cramer Cramer & Peavy, Griffin.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y0368

    An attorney, who converted his client's fiduciary funds to his own use, was disb

  • In re Quay

    Publication Date: 2007-02-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. James S. Quay, Atlanta. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany. Christopher J. McFadden, Decatur.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S06Y1432

    An attorney, who pled guilty to filing a false tax return, was disb

  • In re Hamilton

    Publication Date: 2007-02-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Jonathan W. Hewett State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Hunter J. Hamilton, Marietta. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel, Albany. David L. Cannon Jr. Cherokee County Justice Ctr., Canton.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y0172

    An attorney, who improperly handled his attorney trust account, was suspended for one year with conditions on reinstat

  • In re Geary

    Publication Date: 2007-02-02
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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. Murl E. Geary, Richmond Hill. Gregory L. Fullerton, Chairperson Review Panel. Albany. Derek J. White, Pooler.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S07Y0140

    An attorney, who admittedly violated 1.4 and 5.3 d 2 of Rule 4-102 d of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, was suspended for one year in split dec