Disciplinary Notices, 0519 ALBJ, 80 The Alabama Lawyer 206 (2019)

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DISCIPLINARY NOTICES

Vol. 80 No. 3 Pg. 206

Alabama Bar Lawyer

May, 2019

▲ Notices

▲ Disbarments Suspensions

▲ Public Reprimands

Notices

• Michael Ray Jeffries, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar's order to show cause within 28 days of the date of this publication, or thereafter, the reciprocal discipline therein shall be deemed appropriate and identical discipline shall be imposed against him in Rule 25(a), Pet. No. 2018-1123 by the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar.

• John Walter Sharbrough, III, who practiced in Mobile and whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Alabama State Bar's formal disciplinary charges within 28 days of May 31, 2019 or, thereafter, the charges contained therein shall be deemed admitted and appropriate discipline shall be imposed against him in ASB No. 2018-289, before the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar. [ASB No. 2018-289]

Disbarments

• Birmingham attorney Thedric Brackett, Jr. is currently disbarred from the practice of law in Alabama. He has received another disbarment, effective March 10, 2023, to run consecutively to his current disbarment from the practice of law. The supreme court entered its order based on the report and order of the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar, disbarring Brackett after he was found guilty of violating Rules 1.2(d) [Scope of Representation], 3.4 [Fairness to Opposing Parties and Counsel], 4.1 [Truthfulness in Statements to Others], 8.1 (b) [Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters] and 8.4(a), (c), (d) and (g) [Misconduct], Ala. R. Prof. C. In 2016, Brackett was retained by a client to sue an individual regarding possession or title of a vehicle. Brackett provided copies of pleadings to the credit union that held the loan on the vehicle. Subsequently, when the individual attempted to payoff and obtain title to the vehicle, the payment was not accepted due to the purported lawsuit. The individual insisted she had never been served with a lawsuit. Corporate counsel for the credit union researched the Ala Court filing system and discovered the case number on the purported pleadings was for another lawsuit. The Jefferson County Clerk confirmed that the case number provided by Brackett was fictitious or incorrect. No such lawsuit was filed and the pleadings provided to the credit union were fraudulent. Additionally, Brackett failed to respond to multiple requests from the Office of General Counsel of the Alabama State Bar for a written response to the client's complaint. [ASB No. 2016-760]

• Mobile attorney Malcolm Bailey Conway is currently disbarred from the practice of law in Alabama. He has received another disbarment, effective August 9,2023, to run consecutively to his current disbarment from the practice of law. The supreme court entered its order based on the report and order of the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar, disbarring Conway after he was found guilty of violating Rules 1.16(d) [Declining or Terminating Representation], 8.1 (b) [Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters] and 8.4 (g) [Misconduct], Ala. R. Prof. C. In August 2016, a client retained Conway for a child support matter. At the conclusion of the case, the client requested his file and the return of tax documents that were previously provided to Conway. Despite numerous phone calls and emails by the client requesting the file and the tax documents, Conway failed to return the file or the tax documents to the client. Conway failed to respond to the...

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