The Georgia Supreme Court has disbarred Stone Mountain attorney John Lieb from the practice of law for taking legal fees and then abandoning his clients and not returning the money.
In a decision Tuesday, the court cited three instances where Lieb took fees but did not fully represent criminal defendants. This included a $20,000 fee Lieb accepted for a defendant charged in federal court, the court said, noting Lieb failed to appear at the sentencing hearing and then failed to show when a judge ordered him to attend a hearing to explain his absence.
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