• In the Matter of Amber Holly Bunch.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-01
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, William Dallas NeSmith, Jenny K. Mittelman, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ivan Andrew Gustafson, (Law Office of Ivan Gustafson), McDonough, for appellee; Delia T. Crouch, (Law Office of Delia T. Crouch), Newnan, for other party.

    Case Number: S22Y0917

    Attorney's Petition For Voluntary Surrender of License Supported by Serious Trust Account Violations

  • Taylor v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-08-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Scarborough, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Burke Doherty, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0770

    Court affirms manslaughter conviction over defendant's objection to testimony from a detective who opined that the defendant did not act in self-defense

  • In the Matter of Glen Roy Fagan.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Glen Roy Fagan, (Southern Company), Atlanta, for appellee; Adam Marshall Hames, (The Hames Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: S22Y0802

    Attorney Who Had Previously Resigned Was Formally Disbarred For Knowingly Misappropriating Client Funds

  • In the Matter of Daniel Kirkland McCall.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-02
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Constance Mcmanus, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22Y0729

    Attorney Requesting Voluntary Discipline Failed to Show Why Suspension Should be Imposed Nunc Pro Tunc

  • Inquiry Concerning Judge Eric W. Norris.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-20
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Prescott Boring, (Judicial Qualifications Commission), Atlanta, Courtney Mays Veal, (Judicial Qualifications Commission), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dennis T. Cathey, (Cathey & Strain, LLC), Cornelia, Blaine Alexander Norris, (Blaine A. Norris, PC), Athens, for appellee; Robert Charles Iverson McBurney, (Superior Court Of Fulton County), Atlanta, Jamala Sumaiya McFadden, Solicitor, (The Employment Law Solution: McFadden Davis, LLC), Atlanta, for Other Party.

    Case Number: S21Z0916

    Court recommends a public reprimand against a Judge who exhibited deliberate and premediated intemperate conduct after being criticized by a bail bondsman

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  • In the Matter of Edward Hine, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-19
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Hine, Jr., Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22Y0206

    Additional Facts Not Mentioned in Attorney's Petition for Voluntary Discipline Warranted Its Rejection

  • Harmon v. Progressive Premier Insurance Company of Illinois

    Publication Date: 2022-06-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Automotive | Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick Massey, (Massey & Sharry, LLP), Winder, for appellant.
    for defendant: Trenton Edwards, (Gower Wooten & Darneille LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; David Lift, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A0695

    Appellant's Failure to Comply With Interlocutory Appeal Procedures Deprived Court of Appeals of Jurisdiction

  • In the Matter of David J. Farnham.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-02
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gene Chapman, (Gene Chapman LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; LaVonda Rochelle DeWitt, Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: S22Y0880

    Surrender of License Appropriate Discipline Following Misconduct in Representation of Client in Personal Injury Matter

  • Nichols v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Sheppard, (Attorney at Law), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Candace Slezak, (Assistant District Attorney), Winder, James Smith, (District Attorney), Jefferson, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0667

    Trial Court's Decision to Handcuff Defendant During Trial Was Supported by Case-Specific Findings

  • In the Matter of Donald Francis Hawbaker.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-23
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S22Y0718

    Court approves Special Master's recommendation to accept an attorney's voluntary surrender of his license following the attorney's felony convictions for aggravated assault