Supreme Court of Georgia· 10/3/2016
In re Nicholson
Citations
- 299 Ga. 737
- 791 S.E.2d 776
- 2016 Ga. LEXIS 615
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- holding that the Court has “little tolerance for a lawyer who lies during disciplinary proceed- ings or engages in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation” (quotation marks omitted)
- noting that special master considered respondent’s evidence in mitigation after denying respondent’s motion to set aside default
- finding “no mitigating circumstance[s] of significant weight” where character witnesses only testified to attorney’s reputation as an effective advocate
- finding “no mitigating circumstance[s] of significant weight” where character witnesses only testified to attorney’s reputation as an effective advocate
- disbarring attorney, who was in default, for violating Rules 1.15 (I) (b), 4.1 (a), 8.4 (a) (4), and 9.3 where attorney executed false affidavit and subsequently failed to satisfy hospital lien and where there were aggravating factors and no mitigating circumstances of significant weight
- disbarment where attorney filed false affidavit in court and then engaged in pattern of bizarre, \disrespectful and outrageous conduct throughout the disciplinary process\
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- In re DorerSupreme Court of Georgia· 2018-09-10· cited 4×
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- In the Matter of Diana Y. McDonaldSupreme Court of Georgia· 2024-06-11· cited 4×
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Cites
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