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.