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IN THE MATTER OF WALTER BESSE

259 Ga. 460 (1989)

384 S.E.2d 290

IN THE MATTER OF WALTER M. BESSE. SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINARY NOS. 677, 679.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 5, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Smith III, General Counsel State Bar, E. Duane Cooper, Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia.

PER CURIAM.

These two disciplinary proceedings stem from Besse's failure to handle legal matters entrusted to him by two separate clients after having accepted a fee to do so; from Besse's failure to communicate with the two clients after accepting the fees; and from Besse's failure to refund either of the fees he accepted. The two clients filed complaints with the State Bar of Georgia, which subsequently instituted these proceedings. During the State Bar's investigations...

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