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  • In re Friedberg; In re Stein, In re Goldstein

    Publication Date: 2003-12-19
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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. Bruce H. Morris, Atlanta. Frank J. Beltran, Atlanta. Douglas V. Chandler, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S01Y0714; S01Y0716; S01Y0717

    Attorneys from the same law firm were disbarred based on their federal guilty pleas to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and False Statement on their 1997 Tax R

  • In re Kendall

    Publication Date: 2003-12-19
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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. Alvin L. Kendall, Atlanta. Sarah B. Akins, Chairperson Review Panel, Savannah. Charles T. Ballard, Fayetteville.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S03Y1623

    An attorney who was convicted in federal court of conspiracy to give notice of impending search and seizure warrants and of conspiracy to distribute cocaine was disb

  • In re Vaughn

    Publication Date: 2003-12-19
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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. William L. Vaughn, Macon. Sarah B. Akins, Chairperson Review Panel, Savannah. Richard G. Milan, District Attorney, Jackson.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S03Y1786

    An attorney voluntarily surrendered his license based on his admitted violation of Rules 1.3 and 8.4 a4 of Bar Rule 4-

  • Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Somers

    Publication Date: 2003-12-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William A. Dinges Temple, Strickland & Dinges, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: John B. Lyle, Marietta, Christopher S. Anulewicz and Michael J. Bowers Meadows, Ichter & Bowers PC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A03A1067

    The insured was not entitled to summary judgment on its indemnification for breach of con claim since insurer had no liability for perpetual care of defendant's son's grave site absent a con

  • In re Queen

    Publication Date: 2003-11-21
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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. James E. Spence Jr., Atlanta. Sarah B. Akins, Chairperson Review Panel, Savannah. David J. Turner Jr., Manchester.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S04Y0140

    An attorney who took title to his criminal client's property to help her avoid a tax foreclosure and ultimately dispossessed her for failing to perform under a lease was suspended for 30 m

  • In re Maples

    Publication Date: 2003-11-21
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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. James E. Spence Jr., Atlanta. Brince H. Manning III and Calvin A. Leipold Jr. Manning & Leipold, Decatur. Sarah B. Akins, Chairperson Review Panel, Savannah. N. Karen Deming Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S03Y1478

    An attorney who was the subject of five previous disciplinary actions was suspended for 24 months for violating Standard 68 of Bar Rule 4-102 d and Bar Rule

  • In re Coumaris

    Publication Date: 2003-11-21
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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. George T. Coumaris, Talladega, Ala. Sarah B. Akins, Chairperson Review Panel, Savannah. James R. Whitfield, Marietta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S03Y1200

    An attorney who was convicted of conspiracy to commit crimes against the United States, 18 USC § 371, was disb

  • In re Perry

    Publication Date: 2003-11-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittleman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. R. Chris Phelps, Elberton. Sarah B. Akins, Chairperson Review Panel, Savannah. Albert O. English English, Tunkle & Smith, Clayton.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S03Y1750

    An attorney who admittedly commingled his client's fiduciary funds with his own funds was suspended for six m

  • In re UPL Advisory Opinion 2003-2

    Publication Date: 2003-11-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and Robert E. McCormack III State Bar of Georgia, Harold T. Daniel Jr. Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, and Dennis P. Helmreich, Lexington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus appellant: Teresa W. Roseborough, Allegra L. Lawrence, Deborah M. Danzig and Dara L. Steele- Belkin Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta. Amicus appellee: Kim Holt Fortson, Bentley & Griffin PA, Athens, Richard H. Johnston Richard H. Johnson & Assocs., Atlanta, James M. Griffin U.S. Dep't of Justice, Alexandria, Va., and Adekunle A. Obebe, Baton Rouge, La.
    Case Number: S03U1451

    The Supreme Court approved of the advisory opinion issued in April 2003 by the Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law which provided that only a licensed Georgia attorney can prepare a

  • In re Brantley

    Publication Date: 2003-10-31
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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. Edward J. Brantley, Atlanta. Sarah B. Akins, Chairperson Review Panel, Savannah. Jones Webb Webb, Tanner & Powell LLP, Lawrenceville.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S03Y1864

    An attorney voluntarily surrendered his license after he failed to return funds to a mortgage company for a loan, which did not