• In re Williams

    Publication Date: 2004-09-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, K. Gene Chapman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Melvyn J. Williams, Macon. C. Bradford Marsh, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta. Benjamin A. Land Buchanan & Land LLP, Columbus.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S04Y1932

    An attorney who pled guilty to forging state securities voluntarily surrendered his li

  • In re Williams

    Publication Date: 2004-09-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, Kellyn O. McGee, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Sybol P. Williams, Milwaukee, Wis. C. Bradford Marsh, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S04Y1888

    An attorney met the procedural and legal requirements for reinstatement following her 6-month suspension from the practice of law in

  • In re Hammock

    Publication Date: 2004-09-24
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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. Richard D. Phillips Phillips & Kitchings, Ludowici. C. Bradford Marsh, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta. Wiley A. Wasden III Brennan & Wasden, Savannah.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S04Y1744

    An attorney was suspended for two years for multiple violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct including failing to inform one client of a court order requiring the client to pay half

  • In re Alford

    Publication Date: 2004-09-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, K. Gene Chapman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Thomas M. Alford, Augusta. C. Bradford Marsh, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta. Albert H. Dallas Dallas Law Firm, Thomson.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S04Y1827

    An attorney who failed to appear for two scheduled calendar calls before the same judge without prior notice that he would not appear and who failed to respond to the Notice of Investigation was disb

  • In re Linahan

    Publication Date: 2004-09-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, K. Gene Chapman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Willie J. Linahan, Valdosta. C. Bradford Marsh, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S04Y1748

    An attorney who entered a guilty plea to mail and bank fraud was disb

  • In re Mullman

    Publication Date: 2004-09-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce H. Morris Finestone & Morris, Atlanta. William P. Smith III, General Counsel, Paula J. Frederick, Deputy General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. C. Bradford Marsh, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S04Y1847

    An attorney who suffers from alcoholism voluntarily surrendered his license based on admitted violations of Rules 1.3, 1.4, 1.15 and 8.4 a 4 of Bar Rule 4-102 d of the Georgia Rules of Professional

  • In re Ross

    Publication Date: 2004-07-23
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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 Ga., Atlanta. Eric V. Ross, Atlanta. James B. Ellington, Chairman Review Panel, Augusta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S04Y0844

    An attorney who settled his client's case for $20,000 and kept the settlement funds was disb

  • In re Schwartz

    Publication Date: 2004-07-23
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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 Ga., Atlanta. Seth D. Kirschenbaum Davis, Zipperman, Kirschenbaum & Lotito, and James E. Spence, Atlanta. James B. Ellington, Chairman Review Panel, Augusta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S04Y1642

    An attorney who accessed, listened to and randomly deleted voice mail messages left on the voice mail system of his former employer was suspended for 18 months nunc pro tunc to May 9,

  • In re Armwood

    Publication Date: 2004-07-23
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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 Ga., Atlanta. Rita T. Williams Tucker & Assocs., Decatur. James B. Ellington, Chairperson Review Panel, Augusta. Kim E. Anderson, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S04Y1097

    An attorney who accepted $1,500 to represent a client on misdemeanor charges, but failed to file an appearance and did not respond to the client's repeated requests for information was suspended for

  • In re Williams

    Publication Date: 2004-07-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Elizabeth M. Williamson State Bar of Ga., Atlanta. Joseph M. Williams, Macon. James B. Ellington, Chairman Review Panel, Augusta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S04Y0493; S04Y0494; S04Y0495

    An attorney who failed to appear in court on his criminal client's behalf after negotiating a guilty plea for her without her permission was disb