Court orders reprimand for Atlanta lawyer
An Atlanta lawyer must receive a reprimand by a State Bar of Georgia review panel based on his mishandling and neglect of a client's civil case, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Scott Richard King voluntarily accepted the discipline and is remorseful about what happened, the court said. King had sent letters to a client about a court motion but sent them to the wrong address. When the client lost a $25,382 judgment, King did not notify the client about it and later failed to promptly turn over the case file, the court said.
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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.
