In re Cooksey

Summary

The Georgia Supreme Court ordered the disbarment of Sarah Spence Cooksey after finding that she abandoned a client, failed to attend court hearings, and made misrepresentations to the trial court. The Court adopted the special master’s recommendation and removed Cooksey’s name from the rolls of persons authorized to practice law in Georgia.

Holdings

1. The admitted facts established that Cooksey violated Rules 1.3, 1.4, 1.16(a), (c), and (d), 3.2(a)(1), and 8.4(a)(4) of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct.
2. Disbarment was the appropriate sanction, and Cooksey's name was ordered removed from the rolls of persons authorized to practice law in Georgia.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Cooksey's default and the admitted facts established violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct.
2. Whether disbarment was the appropriate sanction for Cooksey's abandonment of her client and misrepresentations to the trial court.

Disposition

other