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  • In the Matter of Vincent Chidozie Otuonye.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-01
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vincent Chidozie Otuonye, (Law Office of Vincent Otuonye), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Y1265

    Court accepts attorney's petition to surrender his law license after he was convicted on a felony charge of furnishing prohibited items to inmates

  • In the Matter of Neil Richard Flit.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-21
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (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, LaRae Dixon Moore, (Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford PC), Columbus, for other party.
    Case Number: S20Y0637

    Court accepts attorney's petition to surrender his law license where the record showed that the attorney failed to timely disburse settlement funds to two clients

  • In the Matter of Don Smart

    Publication Date: 2020-08-06
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harry D. Dixon, (Donnie Dixon Attorney at Law, LLC), Savannah, 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: S20Y0957

    Court accepts attorney's voluntary petition to surrender his law license following his guilty plea to theft by conversion

  • In the Matter of James Caleb Clarke, III.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-24
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Heidi Manroe Faenza, (Supreme Court of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Caleb Clarke, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Z0712

    Attorney Who Voluntarily Surrendered His License After Engaging in Misconduct May Be Readmitted After Demonstrating Rehabilitation

  • Crawford v. Balli et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roy Barnes, John Bartholomew, (The Barnes Law Group LLC), Marietta, Virgil Brown, (Virgil L. Brown & Associates), Zebulon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Boring, (Judicial Qualifications Commission, State of Georgia), Atlanta, IV Easterlin, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0124

    Court orders dismissal of a judge's petition for a writ of quo warranto on judicial ethics charges because the judge failed to seek leave of court to file the petition

  • In the Matter of Timothy Paul Healy.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-17
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dennis T. Cathey, (Cathey & Strain, LLC), Cornelia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, James Stephen Lewis, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Y1015

    Court accepts attorney's petition for the voluntary surrender of his license to practice law in lieu of disciplinary action that could have led to disbarment

  • In the Matter of Howard L. Sosnik

    Publication Date: 2020-06-15
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Howard L. Sosnik, (Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP), Garden City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Y1078

    Six-Month Suspension of License Appropriate Sanction For Conduct Warranting Similar Discipline in Another State

  • In the Matter of D. Duston Tapley, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-29
    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, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: D. Duston Tapley, Jr., (D. Dustin Tapley, Jr. Attorney at Law), Vidalia, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Quentin LaMont Marlin, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for other party.
    Case Number: S20Y0754

    Special Master Disregarded Relevant Evidence Regarding Accused Attorney's Mental Competence

  • In the Matter of Jared Michael Arrington

    Publication Date: 2020-05-27
    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: Jared Michael Arrington, (J. Michael Arrington, P.C.), Franklin, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Y0312

    Court approves disbarment of attorney that failed to procure total insurance policy and to refund fees paid for that policy.

  • In the Matter of Muhammad Abdul-Warit Abdur-Rahim

    Publication Date: 2020-05-26
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George O. Lawson, Jr., (Lawson & Thornton, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, James Stephen Lewis, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Y0209

    Court accepts attorney's petition for voluntary discipline after attorney was disruptive and disrespectful at a criminal arraignment