Unprepared lawyer suspended 18 months
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday suspended Jonesboro lawyer Herbert Adams Jr. from practicing law for 18 months for repeatedly being unprepared to represent his clients at trial.
Adams, who agreed to the recommended discipline, was cooperative during the investigations of the complaints against him and remorseful for his actions, the court said. Before being reinstated, Adams must provide certification from a psychiatrist that shows he is mentally competent to practice law, 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.
