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In The Matter Of Andre Keith Sanders.

Publication Date: 2018-04-12
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Andre Keith Sanders (Sanders Law PA), Saint Petersburg; Andre Keith Sanders, Saint Petersburg, for appellee. Jessica Oglesby, Atlanta; Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta; Anthony B. Askew, Atlanta, for other party.
Case Number: S18Y0383

The Supreme Court imposed a 5-year suspension with conditions for reinstatement on an attorney as reciprocal discipline following disciplinary action in Florida.

In The Matter Of Sam Louis Levine.

Publication Date: 2018-04-12
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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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: Sam Louis Levine (Law Offices of Sam Levine LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta; Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta; Anthony B. Askew, Atlanta; Jessica Oglesby, Atlanta; Patrick H. Head, Marietta; for other party.
Case Number: S18Y0348

The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney for his neglect of matters involving two clients and his misconduct arising out of his contentious divorce proceeding.

In the Interest of K. M., a child.

Publication Date: 2018-04-09
Practice Area: Evidence | Family Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Branch
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee Ashmore (The Law Office of Lee S. Ashmore), Brunswick, for appellant.
for defendant: William Ashe (Attorney at Law), Woodbine, for appellee. Miles Hendrix (Attorney at Law), Kingsland, for other party.
Case Number: A17A1747

Juvenile Court Should Have Applied Clear and Convincing Standard in Determining Whether to Terminate Guardianship of Minor With Non-Parents

Eller et al. v. The State

Publication Date: 2018-04-06
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Grant
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew K. Winchester (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Aimee F. Sobhani, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta; Rosemary M. Greene, Sharon Moyer Fox, Paula Khristian Smith, Elizabeth Marian York (Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Calhoun, for appellee.
Case Number: S17A1549

The evidence sufficiently supported a brother and sister's convictions for killing the sister's boyfriend and leaving his body in the back of his abandoned truck and although the trial court erred in allowing the alternate jurors to retire with the other jurors during deliberations, defendants failed to show that the error harmed them.

Greene v. The State

Publication Date: 2018-04-06
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Presiding Justice Melton
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy Lee Ihrig (Office of the Public Defender, Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill (Department of Law), Atlanta; Margaret Ellen Heap, Emily Catherine Puhala (Office of the District Attorney Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for appellee.
Case Number: S17A1349

The trial court did not reversibly err in admitting certain evidence in defendant's murder trial and the evidence supported his convictions.

Tanner v. The State

Publication Date: 2018-04-04
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence | Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Nahmias
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Teddy Lee Henley (Rome Circuit Public Defender's Office), Rome, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Scott Orion Teague (Department of Law), Atlanta; Herbert McIntosh Poston Jr. (Conasauga Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dalton, for appellee.
Case Number: S17A1417

The evidence supported defendant's convictions for malice murder and other crimes and he failed to show any actual conflict of interest that adversely affected his lawyers performance in support of his argument that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to conflict-free counsel at trial.

March 29, 2018 | Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Trump's Latest Lawyer Looks Like He's in Over His Head

Looking at Ekonomou's biography and cases where he's appeared as counsel of record, it's hard to see how he's prepared to play a major role in the president's defense.

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In The Matter Of Donald Edward Smart

Publication Date: 2018-03-21
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 (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Donald Edward Smart (The Smart Law Firm), Stratford, for appellee.
Case Number: S18Y0511

The Supreme Court imposed a Review Panel reprimand on an attorney for his violation of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1, 1.2 (a), 1.3 and 1.4 in connection with his representation of a client.

In The Matter Of Cheryl Joyce Braziel

Publication Date: 2018-03-21
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Wayne Hendrix (Finch McCranie, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: William Jacob Cobb, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S18Y0434

The Supreme Court rejected attorney's petition for voluntary discipline in which she sought a review panel reprimand after her office submitted a fabricated letter from another attorney to an insurance company.

Drews v. The State

Publication Date: 2018-03-15
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Benham
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Veronica M. O'Grady (GPDC Appellate Division), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder (Department of Law), Atlanta; Rosemary M. Greene, Jana Willingham Allen (Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cartersville, for appellee.
Case Number: S17A1873

Defense Counsel Not Constitutionally Ineffective Assistance For Failing to Investigate Allegations Raised in Supplemental Police Report and Video