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  • In the Matter of Stephen Vincent Fitzgerald, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-25
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Russell David Willard, Elizabeth T. Young, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Heidi Manroe Faenza, Rebecca S. Mick, (Office of Bar Admissions), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gene Chapman, (Gene Chapman LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21Z0449

    Court grants attorney's application for readmission to the Georgia Bar following his earlier voluntary surrender of his license.

  • In the Matter of William D. Thompson, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-24
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William deForest Thompson, (William Deforest Thompson Jr. PA), Fort Myers, 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: S21Y0355

    Court rejects attorney's petition for voluntary reciprocal discipline due to multiple deficiencies

  • Romaine v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-02-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tracy Drake, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Daniel Porter, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, Daniel Sanmiguel, (Hall County Solicitor's Office), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2002

    Court affirms denial of a motion to suppress where police had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle based on collective knowledge and totality of circumstances

  • In the Matter of Christopher John Palazzola.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-12
    Practice Area: Law Department Management | 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: David S. Lipscomb, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Anthony B. Askew, (Chair, Review Panel), Atlanta, Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, Samuel Jeffrey Rusbridge, (Dyer & Rusbridge, P.C.), Canton, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S20Y1100

    Attorney's Dishonest Conduct Involving Associates' Retirement Accounts Warranted Suspension From Law Practice

  • Flanders v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: S20G0464

    Court vacates denial a defendant's motion to withdraw a guilty plea and remands case for consideration of her Brady claims that were filed in an amended motion

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  • In the Matter of Thomas William Veach.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-23
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas William Veach, 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: S21Y0168

    Court Imposes 18-Month Suspension on Attorney Who Failed to Pay Amounts Due to Lienholder; Court Considered Attorney's Mental and Emotional Issues at Time of Misconduct

  • Inquiry Concerning Judge Robert M. Crawford.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-21
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Prescott Boring, (Judicial Qualifications Commission), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Roy E. Barnes, John Ross Bartholomew, (The Barnes Law Group, LLC), Marietta, Virgil L. Brown, (Virgil L. Brown & Associates), Zebulon, James Gabriel Banks, (The Weathington Firm), Atlanta, Robert Charles Iverson McBurney, (Superior Court of Fulton County), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18Z1636

    Court dismisses action for judicial sanctions and declines to impose lifetime ban on former Judge who allegedly violated State Judicial Rules of Conduct

  • Myers v. Clayton County District Attorney's Office, et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jobie Myers, Morrow, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, Robert Shapiro, Atlanta, Jack Hancock, Arash Sabzevari, (Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP), Forest Park, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1382

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Finding That Plaintiff Failed to Properly Serve Police Detective With Summons and Complaint

  • In the Matter of David Godley Rigdon.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-06
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, 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, Chong Joo Kim, Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S21Y0002

    Considering Significant Mitigating Circumstances, Court Agrees to Lengthy Suspension, With Conditions, for Attorney Who Was Indicted for Drug-Related Offenses

  • In the Matter of Daniel Lee Dean.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-06
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Lee Dean, (The Dean Law Firm LLC), Dunwoody, 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: S20Y1435

    Court Grants Petition for Voluntary Surrender of License of Attorney Who Is Undergoing Treatment for Terminal Cancer