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  • 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

  • In the Matter of Richard Allen Hunt.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-06
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Michael Friedberg, (Stephen M. Friedberg, Atty at Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Adam Marshall Hames, (The Hames Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S19Y0099

    Court Orders Disbarment of Attorney Who Spent Funds Held in Trust for Minor Children

  • In the Matter of Denise F. Hemmann.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-06
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David S. Lipscomb, (Spencer Law, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Adam Marshall Hames, (The Hames Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S19Y0032

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

  • In the Matter of Anthony Eugene Cheatham.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-06
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Eugene Cheatham, Acworth, for appellee. Trishanda L. Treadwell, (Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP), Atlanta, Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S19Y0155

    Court Orders Disbarment of Attorney Who Used Client Funds for Real Estate Purchase for Personal Use

  • In The Interest Of AC

    Publication Date: 2018-11-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law | Social Media
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Guzman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-0477

    The Department of Family and Protective Services ("DFPS") took custody of four children after receiving reports that two of them were living with Mother in squalid, structurally unsound, and drug-infested habitation.

  • M.P. v. Cent. Islip Union Free School Dist.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Sanford Berland
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Pltf's Attorney: Law Offices of Leonard J., Tartamella, Jericho, New York
    for defendant: Deft's Attorney: Attorneys for the Defendant Central Islip UFSD, Ahmuty, Demers & McManus, Esqs., Albertson, New York; Attorneys for the Defendants E.J.M and Lillian Dean: Tillis Law Group, Bohemia, New York.
    Case Number: 12-030446

    School District Denied Summary Judgment in Infant's Personal Injury Action

  • Russo v. Public Storage Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Francois Rivera
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Law Offices of William Pager;
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: Rosa H. Lee, Esq.
    Case Number: 513781/15

    Defendant Denied Summary Judgment Dismissal Based on Self-Executing Preclusion Order

  • Matter of Henderson v. Annucci

    Publication Date: 2018-10-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Clinton
    Judge: Justice S. Peter Feldstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 2018-78

    Inmate's Challenge to Superintendent's Disciplinary Hearing Determination Dismissed

  • Kidd v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-10-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Wayne Sheppard, (Kenneth W. Sheppard, PC.), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1025

    Murder conviction affirmed after court finds no Miranda violations or other trial court errors