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  • In re Marilyn Ringstaff

    Publication Date: 2011-03-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jo Carol Nesset-Sale, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Rebecca S. Mick, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Ann S. Brumbaugh, Assistant Attorney General, and Sarah E. Lockwood Office of Bar Admissions, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S08Z1544

    The rehabilitation standard applies only where a bar applicant has a criminal record, has engaged in non-prosecuted criminal conduct or seeks reinstat

  • In the Matter of Jack T. Camp

    Publication Date: 2011-03-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William A. Morrison Jones, Morrison, Womack & Dearing PC, placeCityAtlantaPaula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of country-regionGeorgiaplaceCityAtlantaAnthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP, placeCityAtlanta
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0633

    An attorney, who pled guilty in federal court to aiding and abetting a felon's possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and embezzlement/theft of public property, v

  • In the Matter of Tony E. Mathis

    Publication Date: 2011-02-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tony E. Mathis, Decatur. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of country-regionGeorgiaplaceCityAtlantaAnthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP, placeCityAtlanta
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0538

    An attorney, who admittedly failed to file his client's child custody and support modification action for several months after the client paid him a $2K fee, abandoned his client's case and failed t

  • In the Matter of Lynn M. Swank

    Publication Date: 2011-02-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald E. Smith, placeCityJonesboroPaula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of country-regionGeorgiaplaceCityAtlantaAnthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP, placeCityAtlanta
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0223

    The Court suspended an attorney, pending resolution of felony charges agains

  • In the Matter of Nina L. Roberts

    Publication Date: 2011-02-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of country-regionGeorgiaplaceCityAtlantaNina A. L. Roberts, Decatur. Anthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP and Scott L. Bonder Fried & Bonder LLC, placeCityAtlanta
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10Y1795

    An attorney, who abandoned her immigration clients, failed to return their unearned fees and failed to provide them with complete files and/or to return their original documents, was disb

  • Kemp v. Neal

    Publication Date: 2010-12-17
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Nash Jr. Nash Law Firm PC, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Grady K. Reddick, Sylvania, and Brenda C. Youmas Edwards & Youmas LLC, Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0724

    The Court may not rely on doctrinal concerns or ecclesiastical principles when deciding disputes between chu

  • In re Wright

    Publication Date: 2010-12-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carl W. Wright, Loganville, and Wilmer Parker III Maloy Jenkins Parker, placeCityAtlantaPaula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of country-regionGeorgiaplaceCityAtlantaAnthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP, placeCityAtlanta
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0150

    An attorney, who pled guilty to mail and wire fraud and engaging in money laundering transaction, voluntarily surrendered his law l

  • In re Hinesley III

    Publication Date: 2010-10-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of country-regionGeorgiaplaceCityAtlantaWilliam F. Hinesley III Crawford & Hinesley, placeCitySavannahAnthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP, placeCityAtlanta
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10Y0109, S10Y0268, S10Y0269

    An attorney, who failed to pay his injury client's third-party medical providers out of settlement funds he received on the client's behalf and converted the settlement funds to his own use, was disb

  • In re Suttle

    Publication Date: 2010-10-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jonathan W. Hewett, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of country-regionGeorgiaplaceCityAtlantaJames E. Spence Jr. Wilson, Morton & Downs LLC, placeCityDecaturWilliam L. Skinner, Tucker, and Anthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP, placeCityAtlanta
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10Y1548

    An attorney, who entered an Alford plea to residential mortgage fraud was suspended for two years with conditions on reinstat

  • In re Moss

    Publication Date: 2010-10-01
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of country-regionGeorgiaplaceCityAtlantaGary A. Moss, Chamblee. Anthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP, placeCityAtlanta
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10Y0590

    An attorney was disbarred for failing to remit funds collected for his client, commingling the funds and converting the funds to his ow