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  • In the Matter of Melvin T. Johnson.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-04
    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: Melvin T. Johnson, (The Action Johnson Law Firm), Lithonia, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, LaVonda Rochelle DeWitt, Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S20Y0257

    Court verifies disbarment of attorney found to have committed multiple instances of misconduct

  • In the Matter of David Godley Rigdon.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-29
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Warren Raymond Hinds, (Warren R. Hinds, P.C.), Roswell, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Chong Joo Kim, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S20Y0434

    Attorney's Failure to Provide Factual Detail as to Felony Offenses Precluded Granting Petition for Voluntary Discipline

  • In the Matter of Richard M. Colbert.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-28
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard M. Colbert, (Richard M Colbert PLLC), Gulf Breeze, Richard Michael Colbert, Montgomery, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y1650

    Voluntary Surrender of Attorney's License Appropriate Disposition Following Guilty Plea to 13 Felony Counts

  • In the Matter of Sandra M. Fuller.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-21
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Heidi Manroe Faenza, (Supreme Court of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sandra M. Fuller, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Z1567

    Former Attorney Established Fitness to Practice Law After Having Previously Been Convicted For Felony Theft Offenses

  • In the Matter of Sarah Mallas Wayman.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-16
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dana Paul Shaffner, (Shaffner Law Office PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Y0289

    Volunteer Surrender of License to Practice Accepted For Attorney Who Could Not Account For Funds Received on Behalf of Client

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  • In the Matter of Scott D. Bennett.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-15
    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: Scott D. Bennett, (Bennett Law, PC), Doraville, for appellee. 
    Case Number: S19Y0831

    Attorney's Perfunctory Response to Notice of Serious Discipline Offenses Failed to Address Accusatory Allegations

  • In the Matter of Natasha Simone White.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-07
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jess Brandel Johnson, Page Anthony Pate, (Pate & Johnson, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Y0335

    Voluntary Surrender of License Acceptable Sanction Following Attorney's Guilty Plea to Felony Charge

  • In the Matter of Carla Burton Gaines.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-07
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carla Burton Gaines, (Law Firm of Gaines and Associates PC), Atlanta, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Trishanda L. Treadwell, (Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S19Y1471

    Disbarment Appropriate Sanction For Attorney Who Stole Money, Acted Dishonestly, and Defaulted in Disciplinary Proceeding

  • In the Matter of Millard C. Farmer, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-02
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Millard C. Farmer, Jr., Atlanta, for appellee. Patrick H. Head, Marietta, Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S19Y1156

    Disbarment Is an Appropriate Sanction for Lawyer Who Has a Pattern of Misconduct and Failure to Satisfy Judgment in Civil RICO Case

  • In the Matter of Joel S. Wadsworth.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-30
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joel S. Wadsworth, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y1329

    Disbarment Not Appropriate Sanction Absent Serious and Specific Supporting Allegations of Misconduct