► Attorney Patrick Powell of Dacula, GA; ethical dwarf |
Attorney Patrick Powell of Dacula, GA; ethical dwarf The state of The Georgia State Bar found Patrick guilty of the following misconduct. In one matter, Pat was hired by a client whose home had been damaged by a windstorm and lightning strike to handle issues regarding his homeowner’s policy. Subsequently, Pat filed a lawsuit in superior court and the case was later transferred to federal court on the defendant’s motion. Thereafter, Patty did not promptly respond to defendant’s discovery requests; promptly supply information needed for the joint preliminary report and discovery plan; promptly return his client’s telephone calls; or file a response to defendant’s motion to dismiss. As a consequence of Patty’s negligence in failing to respond to the motion to dismiss, his client’s case was dismissed by the court. As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Georgia Supreme Court punished Patrick by gifting him with a complimentary 90-day suspension of his law license. As we speak (ca. February 2014), Patrick practices with Patrick Powell & Associates at
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