• In the Matter of Anthony O. Van Johnson

    Publication Date: 2024-09-11
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lori Epps Anderson, Paula J. Frederick, Andreea N. Morrison, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael John Puglise, (Puglise Law Firm PC), Snellville, for appellee; Samuel Jeffrey Rusbridge, (Dyer Rusbridge Argo, P.C.), Canton, for other party.

    Case Number: S24Y1070

    Court accepts Georgia attorney's voluntary petition for surrender of his law license in view of attorney's separate serious violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct

  • In the Matter of Jonathan R. Melnick

    Publication Date: 2024-09-11
    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, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Reuven Melnick, (Jonathan R. Melnick PC), Atlanta, for appellee; LaRae Dixon Moore, (Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford PC.), Columbus, for other party.

    Case Number: S24Y0800

    Court suspends Georgia attorney's law license for six months, finding willful violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct and aggravating factors that outweighed mitigating factors

  • Inquiry Concerning Judge Robert Reeves

    Publication Date: 2024-08-28
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: S23Z0337

    Court approves 30-day suspension without pay of a judge who was found to have violated multiple rules of judicial conduct, and sanctioned judge agreed not to seek reelection

  • In the Matter of Shelitha Renee Robertson

    Publication Date: 2024-08-22
    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: S24Y0857

    Court suspends attorneys license following her felony convictions pending her appeal of those convictions

  • In the Matter of Christopher Tyson

    Publication Date: 2024-08-22
    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: S24Y0534

    Court rejects six-month suspension request for attorney's misconduct in handling client funds

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  • In the Matter of Christopher Michael Howlette.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-20
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Allen Earles, Kevin Charles Wilson, (Georgia Office of Bar Admissions), Atlanta, Russell David Willard, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Michael Howlette, Union City, for appellant.

    Case Number: S24Z0940

    Certification of fitness for readmission granted to Christopher Michael Howlette upon demonstrating rehabilitation and community engagement.

  • In the Matter of Curtis Lee Allen

    Publication Date: 2024-08-20
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Curtis Lee Allen, (Bush Ross PA), Tampa, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, William Dallas NeSmith, III, Andreea N. Morrison, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.

    Case Number: S24Y0865

    Court rejects petition for voluntary reciprocal discipline due to deficiencies, including lack of documentation and evidence for retroactive suspension.

  • In the Matter of Susan Michele Brown.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-19
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Teresa Elizabeth Lazzaroni, Lupo, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, 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: S23Y1211

    Court rejects attorney's petition for voluntary discipline because her actions in her role as a trustee were outside of her legal practice and GRPC scope does not extend to her fiduciary actions.

  • Zammit et al. v. Hobson & Hobson, P.C.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-06
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Monroe, Leslie Hartnett, Jessica Jackson, (FordHarrison, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cary Ichter, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Oladimeji Ogunsola, (Ichter Davis LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0585

    Court affirms denial of a of motion to dismiss breach of contract and tortious nterference claims in a matter involving former law firm employees' breach of a non-solicitation policy

  • Wierson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Rubin, (Peters, Rubin & Sheffield), Decatur, Kristen Novay, (Garland, Samuel and Loeb, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Thomas Williams, (DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee; Justin Moore, (Aequitas Legal Services, LLC), Atlanta, Amanda Walker, (Office of the Public Defender, Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for AM.

    Case Number: A24A0241

    Court affirms ruling allowing insanity defense and reverses an order allowing evidence of compliance with prescription medication in a vehicular homicide case