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  • K.O. v. N.D.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-0260-21

    Defendant appealed the trial court's order awarding temporary joint legal custody of his two daughters to plaintiffs, their maternal and paternal aunts, and establishing defendant's child support and college contribution obligations.

  • 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

  • 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

  • Matter of Grayson S.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Fourth Department
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Respondent: Jeffery G. Tompkins, Camden.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellant: Stephanie N. Davis of Counsel, Davis Law Office PLLC, Oswego. Attorney for the Child: Susan B. Marris, Manlius.
    Case Number: 743 CAF 19-00406

    Excessive Corporal Punishment During Family Melee Insufficient to Support Neglect Finding

  • In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of T.K.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-24
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-0306-21

    Appellant appealed the denial of his request for a promotion in his treatment phase at the Special Treatment Unit.

  • Guenther v. BP Retr Accumulation

    Publication Date: 2022-10-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Class Actions
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-20617

    This appeal arises out of a protracted class action suit between plaintiff-appellees, Guenther et al, and defendant-appellees, BP Retirement Accumulation Plan and BP Corp.

  • G.S. v. K.S.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-3390-20

    Defendant appealed the entry of a FRO in favor of plaintiff.