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IN THE MATTER OF SMITH

245 Ga. 199 (1980)

263 S.E.2d 924

IN THE MATTER OF SMITH. SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINARY NO. 78

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied March 5, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherman S. Barge, for Smith.

Omer W. Franklin, Jr., General Counsel State Bar, Victor Alexander, Jr., Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia.

PER CURIAM.

This is a disciplinary proceeding against Theodore Edward Smith. The special master concluded that Smith, an attorney practicing in Fulton County, without just cause and to the detriment of a client, in violation of Standard 44, wilfully abandoned or disregarded a legal matter entrusted to him, to wit: the filing of a complaint on behalf of the client. The special master recommended that Smith be suspended for 6 months.

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