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  • In re Syrop

    Publication Date: 2004-11-05
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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. Michael B. Syrop, Atlanta. C. Bradford Marsh, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S03Y1607

    An attorney who violated Rules 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.16 of Bar Rule 4-102 d was suspended for two

  • In re Avant

    Publication Date: 2004-10-08
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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 Georgia, Atlanta. Floyd W. Buford Jr. Buford & Buford, Macon. C. Bradford Marsh, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta. Howard S. McKelvey Jr., Americus.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S05Y0035, S05Y0037

    An attorney who admitted to multiple ethical violations involving HUD-1 settlement statements voluntarily surrendered his license to practic

  • In re Jenkins

    Publication Date: 2004-09-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A Lee Parks and Eleanor M. Attwood Parks, Chesin & Walbert PC, Atlanta. Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Rebecca S. Mick and Kristin L. Miller, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta. David H. Hanks Fulcher, Hagler, Reed, Hanks & Harper, Augusta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S04Z1637

    The Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants was not bound by the hearing officer's recommendation with reservations that an applicant should be certified as fit to practice law in Ge

  • In re King

    Publication Date: 2004-09-24
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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. Kim, L. King, Tucker. C. Bradford Marsh, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S04Y1024; S04Y1025

    An attorney who settled a personal injury case without her client's consent and forged her client's signature on the settlement check was disb

  • In re Steckler

    Publication Date: 2004-09-24
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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 Georgia, Atlanta. David T. Steckler, Fredericksburg, Va. C. Bradford Marsh, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S04Y1021

    An attorney who lost his license in another state for failing to account for funds he held on his client's behalf was disbarred in Ge

  • 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