Atlanta lawyer disbarred
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday disbarred Atlanta lawyer Joseph Seth Shaw from the practice of law.
In its opinion, the court said Shaw was paid $1,500 to defend a client in a DUI case and, while he appeared at an initial hearing, failed to show up for any other hearings, did nothing further in the case and did not refund any of his unearned fee. The court noted this was Shaw’s third instance of being disciplined.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
