• In the Matter of Richard Scott Thompson.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-20
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Crowe, (Robert L. Crowe, P.C.), Brunswick, 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: S19Y1076

    Georgia Attorney's Petition For Voluntary Surrender of License Accepted Following His Felony Convictions

  • In the Matter of Lakeisha Tennille Gantt

    Publication Date: 2019-06-05
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lakeisha Tennille Gantt, (Law Office of LaKeisha Gantt), Forsyth, 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: S19Y0645

    Court recommends Review Board of Reprimand sanctions against attorney that failed to diligently handle client services

  • In the Matter of Don Smart

    Publication Date: 2019-06-05
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harry D. Dixon, Jr., (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S19Y0980

    Attorney's license temporarily suspended during pendency of criminal charges

  • In the Matter of Melody Yvonne Cherry

    Publication Date: 2019-05-21
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    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: S19Y0671

    Court Orders Public Reprimand of Attorney Who Admitted to Lying to Client's Doctor About Intending to Pay Doctor from Settlement Funds Before Disbursing Funds to Client and Who Forged a Prospective Client's Signature to Obtain Information about Prospective Client from Prospective Client's Insurer

  • In the Matter of Neil Larson

    Publication Date: 2019-04-24
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, appellant.
    for defendant: Neil Larson, (The Larson Firm P.C.), Lithia Springs, for appellee.

    Case Number: S19Y0337

    Court Orders Disbarment of Attorney Who Abandoned Clients and Failed to Contest Allegations After Deeming Allegations True Based on Default

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  • In the Matter of Lajuan Miguel Certion

    Publication Date: 2019-04-24
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Gary Spencer, (R. Gary Spencer, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Heidi Manroe Faenza, (Supreme Court of Georgia), Atlanta, Brittanie Danielle Browning, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, Christopher M. Carr, Annette M. Cowart, Russell David Willard, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee. Delia T. Crouch, (Law Office of Delia T. Crouch), Newnan, for other party.

    Case Number: S18Z1232

    Court Rejects Challenge to Board's Denial of Certificate of Fitness by Petitioner Who Attempted to Dismiss as Youthful Mistake His Acts of Domestic Violence While in Law School and Was Found to be Lacking in Remorse and General Integrity

  • In the Matter of Donald Edward Smart

    Publication Date: 2019-04-23
    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, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Edward Smart, (The Smart Law Firm), Stratford, for appellee.

    Case Number: S18Y0511

    Court Orders Reprimand Via Certified Mail Where Lawyer Had Relocated and Was Unable to Travel to Georgia to Receive Reprimand Due to Inability to Pay Travel Costs

  • In the Matter of Alvis Melvin Moore

    Publication Date: 2019-03-28
    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, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alvis Melvin Moore, Atlanta, for appellee. Anthony B. Askew, Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: S19Y0552

    Court Denies Petition for Reinstatement by Attorney Who Was Suspended for Mental Health Issues and Failed to Provide Opinion of Medical Professional That He was Mentally Fit to Practice

  • In the Matter of Jack S. Jennings.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-21
    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, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jack S. Jennings, Atlanta, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, LaRae Dixon Moore, (Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford PC), Columbus, for other party.

    Case Number: S19Y0498

    Court Orders Disbarment of Attorney Who Deserted Client and Refused to Cooperate with New Counsel and Bar Investigation

  • In the Matter of Shannon Dewayne Patterson.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-13
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: S19Y0466

    Attorney surrenders his license after a felony conviction