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  • In the Matter of Anthony O. Van Johnson.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-28
    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, 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, Samuel Jeffrey Rusbridge, (Dyer & Rusbridge, P.C.), Canton, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y0282

    Six-Month Suspension Appropriate Discipline For Attorney Who Admitted to Rules Violations in Two Civil Matters

  • Fluellen v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2022-02-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan Locke, (Locke Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Warren Smith, Gary Casper, (W. Calvin Smith II, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Hammer, (Lueder Larkin & Hunter, LLC), Atlanta, Jennifer Pridgeon, (DuBose Law Group LLC), Madison, for appellee; Wayne McGrew, Colleen Callaghan, (McGrew Miller Bomar & Bagley LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1234

    Court affirms dismissal of personal injury car complaint because plaintiff did not exercise the greatest possible diligence to perfect service after statute of limitation expired

  • Wood et al. v. Wade et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: L. Wood, (L. Lin Wood, P.C.), Atlanta, Ibrahim Reyes, (Reyes Lawyers, P.A.), Coral Gables, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Beal, Milinda Brown, (Buckley Beal LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0558

    Court affirms interlocutory injunction to enforce a non-disparagement clause in a settlement agreement between attorneys that were formerly in business together

  • Alred v. Georgia Public Defender Council

    Publication Date: 2022-02-23
    Practice Area: Government | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Howard Stiller, (Howard J. Stiller, P.C.), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1189

    Georgia Public Defender Counsel Not Immune From Suit For Legal Malpractice

  • In the Matter of Sawand Palmer.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-03
    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: Roy W. Copeland, Tyrone Nathaniel Haugabrook, (Copeland, Haugabrook & Walker), Valdosta, for appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, LaRae Dixon Moore, (Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford PC), Columbus, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S22Y0394

    Suspension From Practice Appropriate Following Attorney's Petition for Voluntary Discipline

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  • In the Matter of Waymon Sims (two cases).

    Publication Date: 2022-02-03
    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, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Anne Koehler, (Law Office of Christine Koehler), Lawrenceville, for appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Catherine H. Hicks, (Fox, Chandler, Homan, Hicks & McKinnon), Gainesville, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y0395

    Petition For Voluntary Surrender of License Appropriately Accepted Following Attorney's Admission of Serious Rules Violations

  • In the Matter of Justin Grey Woodward.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-03
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Justin Grey Woodward, (Law Offices of J.G. Woodward), Chattanooga, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22Y0331

    Public Reprimand Appropriate Following Attorney's Petition for Voluntary Discipline

  • Viente v. Maiden

    Publication Date: 2022-01-31
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Family Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa West, (The West Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Desautel, (Meriwether & Tharp, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1774

    Family Law Court's Attorney Fees Award Lacked Necessary Factual Findings and Conclusions of Law

  • In the Matter of Cory Howerton Fleming.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-27
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Pendarvis, (Pendarvis Law Offices PC), Beaufort, 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: S22Y0339

    Order of Emergency Suspension Appropriate After Attorney Voluntarily Advised State Bar of Discipline in Another State

  • In the Matter of Billy Reid Zeh, III.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren Raymond Hinds, (Warren R. Hinds, P.C.), Roswell, 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: S22Y0231

    Acceptance of Petition for Voluntary Discipline Warranted Following Attorney's Guilty Pleas to Assault Charges