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  • In the Matter of Pamela Sturdivant Stephenson.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-30
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Taurean Stephenson, Lithonia, 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: S21Y0081

    Court Accepts Petition for Voluntary Surrender of License by Lawyer Who Was Suspended After Failing to Respond to State Bar's Notice of Investigation

  • In the Matter of Timothy Walter Boyd.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-30
    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: Lance Witherspoon Gowens, (The Gowens Law Firm, LLC), Cumming, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Laura Joan Murphree, (Cobb County Superior Court Administration), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S20Y1503

    Court Rejects Attorney's Third Petition for Voluntary Discipline, Citing the Excessive Nature of the Attorney's Bar Violations

  • O'Brien v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Dillon, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jennifer Hendee, Daniel Porter, (Gwinnett District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1800

    Sex Offender Who Waited Until After Mandatory Registration Date To Register Was Guilty of Failing to Register

  • In the Matter of Leighton Reid Berry, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    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: Leighton Reid Berry, (Law Offices of Attorney Leighton R Berry Jr LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Y0607

    Personal Injury Attorney Should Be Disbarred for Failing to Inform Client of Settlement and Failing to Make Payment to Physical Therapy Provider on Client's Behalf

  • In the Matter of Dennis W. Hartley

    Publication Date: 2020-10-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    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: Dennis W. Hartley, (Dennis W. Hartley PC), Colorado Springs, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Anthony B. Askew, (Chair, Review Panel), Atlanta, Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S20Y1352

    Disbarment From Practice of Law in Georgia Is the Appropriate Sanction in Reciprocal Discipline Matter Arising From Disbarment From Practice of Law in Colorado

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  • In the Matter of William Leslie Kirby III.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, Andreea N. Morrison, (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, James Charles Thornton, (Thornton & Graham PC), LaGrange, for other party.
    Case Number: S20Y1261

    Proposed Four-Month Suspension Is Insufficient in Light of Lawyer's Pattern of Misconduct Committed in Connection With Multiple Client Matters

  • Thelusma v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Kang, (Attorney at Law), Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Zon, Jillian Hall, (Newton County District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1076

    Trial Court Was Free to Resentence Defendant After Entering Nolle Prosequi Order on Multiple Counts

  • Abernathy v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, PC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: George Christian, Anthony Pickett, (Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Clayton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1459

    Admission of Victim's Trauma Narrative Did Not Violate Child Molestation Defendant's Rights Under Confrontation Clause, Which Does Not Guarantee Reliability of Hearsay Statements

  • In the Matter of Elizabeth Vila Rogan.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth Vila Rogan, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, Paula J. Frederick, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Y0869

    Court Accepts Attorney's Petition for Voluntary Surrender of Her License; Attorney Had Been Indicted for Forging a Judge's Initials Without Express Permission

  • Sanchious v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S20G0123

    Court of Appeals Must Examine Inadmissible Hearsay Claims Child Molestation Defendant Presented on Appeal