June 09, 2023
The State Bar of Georgia is fighting an Atlanta-based lawyer's efforts to get a class of attorneys of color certified in a lawsuit alleging discrimination in disciplinary practices, saying she didn't prove that "thousands" of those attorneys exist.
May 30, 2023
An Atlanta-area attorney has asked a Georgia federal court to certify a proposed class in her suit alleging that the state bar's "apartheid disciplinary process" discriminates against attorneys of color, arguing that classwide treatment of her claims is a "far superior" method of determining the legality of the bar's policies and practices than individual suits.
May 26, 2023
An Atlanta-area attorney is asking a Georgia federal judge to keep alive her proposed class action alleging that the state's bar discriminates against Black attorneys as part of what she called its "apartheid disciplinary process," arguing the bar can't hide behind immunity provisions over the organization's alleged civil rights violations.
May 12, 2023
The State Bar of Georgia Foundation has fired back at a Peach State attorney who alleged a pattern of racial bias in a proposed class action she filed in federal court in April, responding that the attorney was attempting to dodge ongoing disciplinary proceedings and that a federal court stepping in would constitute interference.
April 24, 2023
The State Bar of Georgia has been hit with a proposed class action alleging that it favors white attorneys over their Black counterparts in disciplinary proceedings.