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Ex-congresswoman faces possible disbarment
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 08, 2013 10:12am |
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| Author | Bill Rankin |
| News Date | Thursday, March 7, 2013 11:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former U.S. Rep. Denise Majette should be disbarred from practicing law because of “inexcusable” conduct involving unsubstantiated legal billings, a special master for the State Bar of Georgia is recommending.
Majette, now a private attorney, is scheduled to challenge the special master’s report Friday before a review panel of the State Bar’s disciplinary board. The panel will hear oral arguments on her case during the State Bar’s spring meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge at Reynolds Plantation.
After deciding Majette’s case, the panel will submit its recommendations to the Georgia Supreme Court, which has the final say on lawyer discipline.
Majette did not return phone calls or emails seeking comment.
A special master is an experienced attorney appointed by the state Supreme Court to oversee an evidentiary hearing in a lawyer discipline case after an initial State Bar investigation finds there was probable cause of an ethics violation.
Hal Daniel, a past president of the State Bar and the special master in Majette’s case, wrote in a 36-page report that the facts of the case “are unfortunate and disturbing.” |
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