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  • In the Matter of Trent Lee Coggins.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-31
    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: Richard F. Waddington, Douglas Vincent Chandler (Chandler Law LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee; Jack J. Helms, Jr., (The Helms Law Firm, P.C.), Homerville, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y1159

    Six-Month Nunc Pro Tunc Suspension Appropriate Discipline For Trust Account Violations By Attorney Who Had Ceased Practice

  • In the Matter of Edward Hine, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-31
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Hine, Jr., Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23Y0100

    Voluntary Surrender License Was Appropriate Discipline Following Attorney's Wrongful Withdrawal of Trust and Estate Funds

  • In the Matter of Karen Lynn Pass.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-28
    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, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kathryn S. Whitlock, (Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Patrick H. Head, Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y1156

    Attorney's Failure to Provide Proper Oversight of Employee Who Had Access to Trust Account Warranted Public Reprimand

  • In the Matter of Joseph Arrington II.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-12
    Practice Area: 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, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Arrington, II, Atlanta, for appellee; Thomas E. Cauthorn, III, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y1106

    Disbarment Warranted Based on Trust Account Violations and Failure to Participate in Disciplinary Process

  • In the Matter of Andrew Matteson

    Publication Date: 2022-10-05
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Charles Matteson, Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, Andreea N. Morrison, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22Y1093

    Attorney Failed to Assure Court He Would Not Commit Similar Rules Violations After Completion of Proposed Suspension

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    Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings and Related Torts in Pennsylvania, Second Edition

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  • Watson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-09-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Clark, (Clark & Towne, PC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Norris Lewis, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0772

    Court affirms conviction for drug trafficking over defendants procedural objection and contention of trial court error in a refusal to suppress seized evidence

  • Inquiry Concerning Judge Terrinee Lynette Gundy.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-16
    Practice Area: Court Administration
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Prescott Boring. Courtney Mays Veal, (Judicial Qualifications Commission), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Gabriel Banks, (Banks Weaver LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Charles Michael Johnson, (Superior Court, Oconee Judicial Circuit), Eastman, Jamala Sumaiya McFadden, (The Employment Law Solution: McFadden Davis, LLC), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S19Z1369

    Municipal Court Judge's Habitual Tardiness and Excessive Absenteeism Warranted Public Reprimand and 90-Day Suspension

  • In the Matter of Stephen Anthony Power.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-14
    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, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Anthony Power, (The Power Firm LLC), Snellville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22Y0536

    Disbarment Appropriate Sanction Following Abandonment of Clients, Trust Account Misconduct, And Disciplinary Defaults

  • In the Matter of Candace Lanette Sneed (four cases).

    Publication Date: 2022-09-14
    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, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gene Chapman, (Gene Chapman LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; William Thomas Davis, (Naggiar & Sarif LLC), Newnan, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S22Y0943

    Attorney's Admitted Rules Violations Supported Petition For Voluntary Discipline of Nine-Month Suspension

  • In the Matter of Michael Anthony Eddings.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-07
    Practice Area: 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: Michael A Eddings, (The Law Office of Michael A. Eddings P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee; Thomas E. Cauthorn, III, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y0691

    In an attorney disciplinary matter, court approves Review Board finding that an attorney should be disbarred for multiple violations of Georgia Rules of Conduct