Supreme Court of Georgia· 4/15/2002
In Re Champion
Citations
- 562 S.E.2d 179
- 275 Ga. 140
- 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 1162
- 2002 Ga. LEXIS 315
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- imposing 12-month suspension for lawyer who misappropriated client funds and did not initially admit wrongdoing, but who was remorseful, made restitution, sought treatment for mental and emotional problems, and had no prior disciplinary history
- accepting petition for 12-month suspension with conditions where attorney withdrew settlement funds for personal use, which led to delay in transmission 7 of settlement funds to her client and lienholders because attorney had to first repay the money she had withdrawn
- attorney who converted client funds to her own use and initially lied to State Bar about doing so given 12-month suspension with conditions for reinstatement
- attorney who converted client funds to her own use and initially lied to State Bar about doing so given 12–month suspension with conditions for reinstatement
- mitigation factors included that respondent had shown remorse and repaid funds to her client
- mitigation factors included that respondent had shown remorse and repaid funds to her client
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Judges: Per Curiam
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- In re MajetteSupreme Court of Georgia· 2014-03-28· cited 11×
- in the Matter of Laxavier P. Reddick-HoodSupreme Court of Georgia· 2014-10-06· cited 8×
- In re MorganSupreme Court of Georgia· 2018-05-07· cited 7×
- in the Mattter of David E. Morgan, IIISupreme Court of Georgia· 2018-05-07· cited 7×
- In Re BrownSupreme Court of Georgia· 2006-05-08· cited 6×
- In the Matter of Anthony O. Van JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia· 2022-02-01· cited 3×
- in the Matter of Denise L. MajetteSupreme Court of Georgia· 2014-03-28
- In the Matter of Thomas William VeachSupreme Court of Georgia· 2020-11-12
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