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  • In The Matter of George W. Snipes.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-25
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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    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: George W. Snipes (George W. Snipes PC), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18Y0921

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney for his violation of several of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, including settling a client's claim without the client's knowledge or authority and converting or misappropriating the settlement funds.

  • In The Matter of Shannon Briley-Holmes.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-22
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    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: Shannon Denise Briley-Holmes, Griffin, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta; Jessica Oglesby, Atlanta; Margaret Gettle Washburn (Margaret Gettle Washburn P.C.), Lawrenceville, for other party.
    Case Number: S18Y0717

    The Supreme Court construed an attorney's amended second petition for voluntary discipline as a petition for voluntary surrender of her license to practice law, which the Court accepted based on the attorney's pattern of misconduct in several clients' matters.

  • A.K. v. C.K.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-19
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A-1391-16T2

    Father appealed the denial of his motions to modify the child custody order to allow for joint custody and parenting time, seeking to elicit "new evidence" as to mother's perjury on the witness stand and for "full custody."

  • C.G. v. A.K.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-19
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A-1390-16T2

    Defendant appealed the FRO entered in favor of his former wife.

  • In The Matter Of Raymond Juiwen Ho.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-19
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raymond Juiwen Ho c/o Timothy D. Belvetz (Holland & Knight), Tysons, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Winslow Hewett, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18Y1037

    The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary surrender of his license to practice law.

  • In The Interest Of C Y K S

    Publication Date: 2018-06-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: 17-0214

    Christopher Spates filed a petition to modify a child support order.

  • In The Matter Of Shannon Dewayne Patterson.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-18
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren Raymond Hinds (Warren R. Hinds, PC), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18Y0794

    The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline seeking an interim suspension of his license to practice law until the conclusion of his sentencing following his guilty plea to one count of willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of a false tax return.

  • In The Matter Of Jerry Ricardo Caldwell.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-18
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Winslow Hewett, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jerry Ricardo Caldwell, Atlanta, for appellee. Anthony B. Askew, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S18Y0680

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney based on his violation of several of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct in connection with his representation of two clients.

  • Triffin v. Comdata Network, Inc. a/k/a Comcheck

    Publication Date: 2018-06-13
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A-2320-16T4

    The plaintiff appealed an order which dismissed by way of summary judgment the plaintiff's claim against the defendant which refused to honor his comchecks.

  • In the Matter of the Adoption of a Child by W.H.A.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-06
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A-0164-16T3

    Appellant appealed the denial of his request to unseal the record of his alleged adoption by W.H.A. and M.B.S.