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  • In the Matter of Heather E. Jordan

    Publication Date: 2019-02-12
    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: Heather Elizabeth Jordan, (The Law Office of Heather E. Jordan LLC), Kennesaw, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Chong Joo Kim, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S19Y0266

    Public Reprimand Appropriate Discipline for Attorney Who Violated Numerous Rules of Professional Conduct While Representing Client in Custody Matter

  • Parker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blackwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew K. Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Dawn Marie Baskin, Stephen Andrew Bradley, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Milledgeville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1589

    Court affirms murder conviction after finding no error and no valid argument for ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • In the Matter of Samuel Williams, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    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: Samuel Williams, Jr., (Samuel Williams Jr Attorney At Law), East Point, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Patrick H. Head, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y0028

    Supreme Court accepts Attorney's voluntary petition for 20-month license suspension.z

  • In the Matter of Melody Yvonne Cherry.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-21
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren Raymond Hinds, (Warren R. Hinds, PC.), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y0122

    Supreme Court rejects attorney's petition for voluntary discipline where no information on resolution of disciplinary matters was available.

  • In The Matter Of David P. Rachel.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-14
    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: David P. Rachel, (The Rachel Law Firm PC), Mableton, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Daniel S. Reinhardt, (Troutman Sanders, LLP), Atlanta, for Other party.
    Case Number: S19Y0258

    Attorney disbarred following conspiracy and money laundering convictions in Federal Court.

  • In The Matter Of Amber Cecile Saunders.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Gary Spencer, (R. Gary Spencer, PC.) Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, Wolanda R. Shelton, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee. Jessica Oglesby, (Clerk, State Bar Disciplinary Board), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S18Y1159

    Attorney's license suspended for 12 months due to misappropriation of client funds.

  • Rivera v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-12-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hunstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Victor Cornel Silverbach, (Nicholson, Silverbach, & Watson) Kennesaw, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Haase Brock, (Department of Law), Atlanta; Paul L. Howard, Jr., David K. Getachew-Smith, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee
    Case Number: S18A1264

    No corroboration of accomplice testimony is required where an accomplice is not the only witness.

  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-12-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hunstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Kay Jefferson, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Jason Matthew Rea (Department of Law), Atlanta; James Bradley Smith, Erica Patrick Shepley, A.D.A., (Piedmont Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Jefferson, for appellee
    Case Number: S18A1191

    No directed verdict on false imprisonment charges where the State met its burden of proof of that charge.

  • In the Matter of William Leslie Kirby III.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-07
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    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: William Leslie Kirby, III, Columbus, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, James Charles Thornton, (Thornton & Graham PC), LaGrange, for other party.
    Case Number: S18Y1513

    Court Rejects Petition for Voluntary Discipline by Lawyer Seeking Only Reprimand for Pattern of Neglecting Responsibilities to Clients

  • Willis v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Henry Frier, Atlanta, Akil K. Secret, (The Secret Firm, PC.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Sabrina Dawn Graham, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Channell Veena Singh, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee. Brian Kammer, (Georgia Resource Center), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S18P0915

    Court Affirms Imposition of the Death Penalty for Home-Invasion Murderer