• In The Matter Of John Benneth Iwu.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Winslow Hewett, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Benneth Iwu (Continental Legal Group PC), for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta; Jessica Oglesby, Atlanta; Andrew Charles Hall (Hall Hirsh Hughes LLC), Decatur, for other party.

    Case Number: S18Y0694

    Three-Year Suspension Appropriate Sanction for Attorney Who Made False Statements to Bar During Disciplinary Proceedings

  • In the Matter of Miguel Angel Garcia, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-08
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Jacob Cobb, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Miguel Angel Garcia Jr. (Miguel A Garcia Jr Attorney at Law LLC), Macon, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: S18Y0158

    Disbarment Was Appropriate For Attorney Who Violated Numerous Rules of Conduct and Failed to Respond to Disciplinary Notices

  • In The Matter Of Walter Linton Moore.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-17
    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 (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Walter Linton Moore, Griffin; Walter Linton Moore, Hampton, for appellee.

    Case Number: S18Y0559

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney in connection with his abandonment of six different clients in domestic relations proceedings.

  • Wilson v. Perkins

    Publication Date: 2018-04-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Daughdrill (Roberts & Daughdrill, PC.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Proctor (Stearns-Montgomery & Proctor), Marietta; Christopher Hobson (Smith, Schnatmeier, Dettmering, Collins, Reeves, Hobson & Hobson, LLP), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A1520

    Evidence of Parent's Earlier Nolo Contendere Plea Not Admissible in Child Custody Modification Hearing

  • Doe v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-04-11
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Hines
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Robert Filipovits (Filipovits Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Ashley Mallard, Keith A. McIntyre (Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Statesboro, for appellee. Brenda Jean Smeeton, Michele Maria Young, Cory Isaacson (Georgia Justice Project), Atlanta; Nancy Rhinehart DeVetter (Georgia Legal Services), Savannah, for amicus appellant. Christopher M. Carr, Sarah Hawkins Warren (Department of Law), Atlanta, for amicus appellee.

    Case Number: S17A1694

    Because the appeal at issue did not invoke the Georgia Supreme Courts constitutional-question jurisdiction, the Court returned the appeal to the Court of Appeals.

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  • Delevan v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-03-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Clark, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Langley (District Attorney), Blairsville; Sidney Landreau (Enotah Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Blairsville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A1998

    The Court vacated the trial court's denial of defendant's motion for an out-of-time appeal following his convictions for DUI a related offenses and remanded to the trial court for appointment of a conflict-free counsel for defendant and a new hearing on the motion for an out-of-time appeal in order to determine who was at fault for failing to timely file the notice of appeal.

  • In The Matter Of Donald Edward Smart

    Publication Date: 2018-03-21
    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 (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Edward Smart (The Smart Law Firm), Stratford, for appellee.

    Case Number: S18Y0511

    The Supreme Court imposed a Review Panel reprimand on an attorney for his violation of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1, 1.2 (a), 1.3 and 1.4 in connection with his representation of a client.

  • In The Matter of Adam Lorenzo Smith.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-05
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel (The Steel Law Firm, PC.), Atlanta; Bruce H. Morris (Finestone & Morris), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), for appellee.

    Case Number: S18Y0484

    Attorney Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Bribery Was No Longer Qualified to Practice Law

  • In The Matter Of Richard V. Merritt.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-02
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Vinson Merritt (The Merritt Firm, LLC), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S18Y0387

    Attorney's Failure to Disburse Client Funds to Client and Failure to Provide Accounting Warranted Termination of License to Practice

  • The Law Offices Of Jorge Luis Flores, LLC v. Cruz & Associates

    Publication Date: 2018-02-16
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Attorney Compensation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ricardo DeMedeiros (The Law Office of Rick J. DeMedeiros, PC), Conyers, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Pellitero (Cruz & Associates), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A1983

    The trial court erred in reversing the Appellate Division of the State Board of Workers Compensation's decision affirming an award of attorney fees to former counsel in a worker's compensation case because, applying the appropriate standard of review, there was sufficient evidence below to support the award of attorney fees.