In re Collins

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• imposing a one-year suspension for abandoning client’s legal matter and refusing to return client’s file
• one-year suspension for abandoning a legal matter, refusing to return the client’s file, and failing to take reasonable steps to avoid prejudice to client’s rights
• one-year suspension for abandoning a legal matter; refusing to return the client’s file; and failing to take reasonable steps to avoid prejudice to client’s rights
• one-year suspension for attorney who abandoned legal matter entrusted to him, refused to return client’s file, and failed to take reasonable steps to avoid prejudice in violation of Standards 22, 44, and 68

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Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In the Matter of Morse
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1996-05-07· cited 124×
• In the Matter of Phillip Norman Golub
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2022-05-03· cited 7×
• Matter of Lyles
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1996-05-13· cited 6×
• In the Matter of Deborah Lynn Haklin
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2025-05-06· cited 2×
• In re Collins
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-03-18

Cites

1 case in this archive is cited by this case.

• In re Collins
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1991-11-01· cited 4×