GSB Vol. 18, NO. 7, Pg. 50. Lawyer Discipline.

• Author: by Connie P. Henry

Georgia Bar Journal

Volume 18.

GSB Vol. 18, NO. 7, Pg. 50.

Lawyer Discipline

GSB Journal Vol. 18, NO. 7 June 2013 Lawyer Discipline Discipline Summaries (February 14, 2013 through April 30, 2013) by Connie P. Henry Voluntary Surrender/Disbarments

Zondra Taylor Hutto

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Admitted to Bar in 1996

On March 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Zondra Taylor Hutto (State Bar No. 023157). Hutto pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Western Division, to one felony count of withholding information on a crime (misprision of felony). Hutto was sentenced to three months in prison followed by 12 months on supervised release, plus the payment of fines and restitution.

Scott Patrick Archer

Duluth, Ga.

Admitted to Bar in 1997

On March 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Scott Patrick Archer (State Bar No. 021317). The following facts are deemed admitted by default: A client retained Archer to represent him in post-trial motions and an appeal in a criminal case. Archer filed a motion for new trial and stated that he would submit a supplemental motion and brief after he reviewed the trial transcripts. Over several months, the client paid Archer $2,500 to pursue the motion for new trial. After filing the motion, Archer did nothing else in the case and has not contacted his client or refunded any part of the fee.

In another matter, a client retained Archer to represent him in efforts to obtain money owed to the client by another individual in a lawsuit the client had filed in magistrate court. The client gave Archer the paperwork and $500. The court entered a judgment in favor of the client for $10,500. Thereafter, the client paid Archer a retainer of $300 to represent him against another party who owed the client money. They agreed that the client would pay the balance of the fee when Archer had prepared the necessary papers for the case. The client contacted Archer a few months later and Archer told him everything was going well, but thereafter stopped responding to his calls, cancelled his telephone service and closed his office.

Charles Bailey Mullins II

Princeton, W.Va. Admitted to Bar in 1988

On March 18, 2013, the Supreme Court of Georgia accepted the Petition for Voluntary Surrender of License of attorney Charles Bailey Mullins II (State Bar No. 005220). Mullins entered a guilty plea in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to a felony count of attempting to evade or defeat tax.

Thomas W. Dickson

Atlanta, Ga.

Admitted to Bar in 2002

On March 25, 2013, the Supreme Court of Georgia accepted the Petition for Voluntary Surrender of License of attorney Thomas W. Dickson (State Bar No. 482888). While Dickson was employed by a law firm from December 2008 through February 2012, he repeatedly directed the accounting department to transfer funds from the firm's trust account to his personal account. He did not have authority from the firm or the...