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October 22, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Supreme Court of Georgia Disbars 2, Rejects 2 Petitions for Voluntary Discipline

The justices on Monday issued four attorney discipline opinions.

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Felton v. The State

Publication Date: 2018-10-15
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Benham
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew K. Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Deputy, Paula Khristian Smith, Senior Assistant, Christopher M. Carr, Attorney General, Matthew Min-soo Youn, Assistant, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, A.D.A., Natalie Spires Paine, District Attorney , Henry Wayne Syms, Jr., District Attorney (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
Case Number: S18A0627

Court Upholds Conviction of Murderer Who Claimed Trial Judge Interfered with Witness Examination

In The Matter of Harriet O'Neal.

Publication Date: 2018-09-26
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harriet Blackburn O'Neal, Columbus, for appellant.
for defendant: Annette M. Cowart, Rebecca S. Mick, Russell David Willard, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Heidi Manroe Faenza, (Supreme Court of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee. J. Scott Ballenger, Emily K. Sauter, Katherine M. Larkin-Wongm, Adam S. Sieff, (Latham & Watkins LLP), Los Angeles, Hilarie Bass, (American Bar Association), Chicago, Cheryl Barnes Legare, (Legare, Attwood & Wolfe, LLC), Atlanta, Joshua Neil Tropper, Joe D. Whitley, Tanisha Pinkins, Linda A. Klein, (Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC.), Atlanta, Oscar N. Persons, (Strickland Brockington Lewis, LLP), Atlanta, Sloane Sussman Perras, (The Krystal Company), Dunwoody, for amicus curiae.
Case Number: S18Z0774

Court Orders Reconsideration of Request for Waiver by Spouse of Active Military Member Seeking Admission to Georgia Bar

McKissic v. The State

Publication Date: 2018-09-19
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Bethel
Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Walker, (Appellate Division-GPDC), Macon, for appellant.
for defendant: Julia Slater, Frederick Lewis, Raymond Tillery, (Office of the District Attorney - Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit), Columbus, for appellee.
Case Number: A18A1393

Court Affirms Conviction of Child Sex Abuser

Delay et al. v. Sutton, Commissioner

Publication Date: 2018-09-18
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Election and Political Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Presiding Justice Melton
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Rene Fox, James Darren Summerville, Kurt Gregory Kastorf, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Dwight L. Thomas, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S18A0765

Bill authorizing private entities to appoint public officials violates the state constitution.

In The Matter of Andrew Bennet Koplan.

Publication Date: 2018-09-14
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Bennet Koplan, (Andrew B. Koplan, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Alison Leigh Burgess, Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S18Y1378

Court Indefinitely Suspends License of Lawyer Under Indictment for Theft by Conversion Arising from Trust Mismanagement

Sloans v. The State

Publication Date: 2018-09-14
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Boggs
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aaron Scott Palmer, (Middle Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Swainsboro, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Scott Orion Teague,, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, A.D.A., Natalie Spires Paine, Henry Wayne Syms, Jr., (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
Case Number: S18A1138

Court Rejects Appeal by Convicted Murderer Who Challenged Use of Autopsy Photos at Trial

In The Matter of Scott L. Podvin

Publication Date: 2018-09-13
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adrienne Denise Nash, Paula J. Frederick , Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Scott L. Podvin, Miami Beach, for appellee. Anthony B. Askew, Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, for Other Party.
Case Number: S18Y1511

Attorney Suspended During Duration of Florida Suspension After Ignoring Clients and Financial Obligations in Florida Practice

In The Matter of Nathaniel Antonio Barnes, Jr.

Publication Date: 2018-09-12
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathaniel Antonio Barnes, Jr., Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Jonathan Winslow Hewett, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S18Y0982

Court Accepts Jointly-Submitted Petition for Voluntary Suspension for Lawyer Who Admitted to Using Cocaine

In The Matter of Ricardo L. Polk

Publication Date: 2018-09-11
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ricardo L. Polk, Mableton, for appellant.
for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, Andreea N. Morrison (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S18Y1385

Court Extends Suspension of Lawyer For Failing to Comply with Terms of Previous Suspensions