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  • In the Matter of Phillip Norman Golub

    Publication Date: 2019-09-24
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Phillip Norman Golub, (Phillip N. Golub PC), Blackshear, 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: S19Y1128

    Voluntary Discipline Denied Where Rule Violation Uncertain And No Firm Promise to Fully Repay Client

  • In the Matter of Charles Edward Taylor

    Publication Date: 2019-09-23
    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: Charles Edward Taylor, (Law Office of C.E. Taylor), Stockbridge, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Charles David Jones, (Beck, Owen & Murray), Griffin, for other party.
    Case Number: S19Y1192

    Disbarment Appropriate Sanction For Attorney Who Committed Numerous Disciplinary Violations in Connection With Mortgage Loan Services

  • In the Matter of Christopher J. Thompson

    Publication Date: 2019-09-20
    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: Christopher John Thompson, (Christopher J. Thompson PC), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y0873

    Disbarment Appropriate For Attorney Who Abandoned Client and Never Responded to Disciplinary Authorities

  • In the Matter of Jeffrey L. Sakas (three cases).

    Publication Date: 2019-09-11
    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: Jeffrey L. Sakas, (Jeffrey L Sakas LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Paul T. Carroll, III, Rome, for other party.
    Case Number: S19Y1164

    Court disbars attorney due to multiple violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct

  • Edwards v. Moore et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-21
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Reed, (The Law Offices of Bill Reed, LLC), Woodstock, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Mock, (Hawkins & Parnell, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0082

    Court Affirms Order Granting Summary Judgment to Lawyer Who Failed to Seek Reformation of Provision in Separation Agreement That Waived Client's Right to Alimony Upon Finalization of Divorce Where Client Failed to Show That Lawyer Could Have Secured Better Outcome

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  • Shelton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bentley Adams, (Attorney at Law), Lihue, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Franklin, (District Attorney), Lafayette, Michael Moeller, (LMJC District Attorney's Office), Summerville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0358

    Court Affirms in Part and Vacates in Part Conviction for Armed Robbery and Other Offenses, Remanding for Reconsideration of Ineffective Assistance Claims with Assistance of Conflict-Free Counsel Where Post-Conviction Counsel Advanced Ineffective Assistance Claims Against Colleagues at Public Defender's Office

  • Hawkins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cynthia Harrison, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amelia Pray, D. Reynolds, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0717

    Court Affirms Convictions for Abuse and Neglect by Counsel Who Operated Unlicensed Homes in Which Mental Impaired Patience Were Held in Unsafe Conditions

  • Shelton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bentley Adams, (Attorney at Law), Lihue, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Franklin, (District Attorney), Lafayette, Michael Moeller, (LMJC District Attorney's Office), Summerville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0358

    Public Defender Attorney Could Not Properly Argue That Previous Attorney From Same Office Provided Ineffective Assistance

  • Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. et al. v. LTC Consulting, L.P. et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-29
    Practice Area: Law Firm Marketing and Business Development
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sidney Leighton Moore, III, (The Moore Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Meredith Stein Watts, (The Watts Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Edward Bring, Kara Gordon Silverman, (Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0146

    Court vacates denial of law firm's anti-SLAPP motion with respect to ads for lawsuits against nursing homes

  • Siavage v. Gandy et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-24
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Johannes Kingma, John deMoulpied, (Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bruce Brown, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Gregory Brow, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Jacob Edwards, Gainesville, for appellee. Matthew Weiss, John Goselin, (Freeman Mathis & Gary), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0706

    Court Approves of Trial Court's Refusal to Dismiss Claims Against Attorney to Ponzi-Scheme Operator Who Claimed Lack of Knowledge of Scheme