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  • Rayfield v. Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood, P.C

    Publication Date: 2022-11-22
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neal Callahan, Clarence Mullin, David Rayfield, (Waldrep, Mullin and Callahan, LLC), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Neal Pope, Kimberly Johnson, (Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0955

    Court reverses denial of a motion to transfer venue in a compensation dispute between a lawyer and his former firm

  • In the Matter of William D. Thompson, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-18
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William deForest Thompson, Jr., (William Deforest Thompson Jr. PA), Vienna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, Jenny K. Mittelman, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22Y1198

    Court approves attorney's petition for retroactive one-year suspension of his Georgia license, which parallels his discipline in an underlying Florida disciplinary matter

  • In the Matter of Franklin David McCrea.

    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: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Franklin David McCrea, (Law Office of David McCrea), Alma, for appellee; Jack J. Helms, Jr., (The Helms Law Firm, P.C.), Homerville, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y1157

    Disbarment Appropriate Sanction For Attorney Who Abandoned Client and Failed to Participate in Disciplinary Proceedings

  • 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

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  • 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

  • Bentley v. Moore

    Publication Date: 2022-10-17
    Practice Area: Attorney Rates and Arrangements
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, Sarah Pomella Cornejo, (Saraj Cprmekp Law, LLC), Woodstock, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bret Moore, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Tucker, Ross Moore, (Ross Moore,II, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee; Christopher Brookhart, (Downey & Cleveland, LLP), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A0735

    Court affirms order denying plaintiff's motion to invalidate an attorney's lien because some evidence indicated that the plaintiff authorized an underlying settlement

  • Doe v. Saint Joseph's Catholic Church et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Michael Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, Jane Vincent, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Edward Wasmuth, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell), Atlanta, for appellee; Emily Hetherington, (Georgia Law Center), Atlanta, Melina Lewis, (Georgia Legal Services Program), Athens, for AM.
    Case Number: A20A0784

    Court reverses dismissal of sexual abuse claims against a Church because plaintiff may be able to show facts to justify tolling of the limitations under OCGA §9-3-96

  • 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