IN THE MATTER OF ATKINS


248 Ga. 751 (1982)

285 S.E.2d 733

IN THE MATTER OF ATKINS. SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINARY NO. 161.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Ben S. Atkins, for Atkins.


PER CURIAM.

The respondent was charged with violating Bar Rule 4-102, Standard 44, in that he wilfully abandoned and disregarded a matter to the detriment of his client.

The Special Master, after a hearing, found that the respondent accepted employment through one of his employees to represent Judith and Earl David Tollison in a dog bite case involving their daughter and accepted a retainer for the purpose of paying costs of filing the lawsuit. The lawsuit...

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