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F INAL COP Y

S 1 4 Y1 3 8 7 . IN THE MATTER OF TANYA YVETTE BROCKINGTON.

P ER CURIAM.

Th is d isc ip lin a ry m a tte r is b e fo re th e Co u r t o n t h e No tic e o f Disc ip lin e

se e k in g a Re v ie w P a n e l re p rim a n d fo r Re sp o nd e n t Ta n y a Yv e tte Bro c k in g to n

(S ta te Ba r No

. 2 5 9 2 8 7 ). Th e S h e riff a tte m p te d t o s e r v e Bro c k in g to n with th e

No tic e of Disc ip lin e b u t wa s u n a b le to fin d h e r a t h e r a d d re ss o n fil e w i t h th e

S ta te Ba r a nd

, t h e r e fo re

, su b m itte d a re tu rn o f se rv ic e n o n e st in v e ntu s. Th e

S ta te Ba r se rv e d Bro c kin g to n b y p u b lic a tio n i n a c c o rd a n c e with Ba r Ru le 4

-

2 0 3

. 1 (b ) (3 ) (ii), b ut sh e fa ile d to file a N o tic e o f Re je c t io n

, se e Ba r Ru le 4

-

2 0 8

. 3 (a ). Ac c o rd in g ly

, sh e is in d e fa u lt, h a s wa iv e d th e rig h t to an e v id e n tia ry

h e a rin g

, a nd is su b

je c t to su c h d isc ip lin e an d fu rth e r p ro c e e d i n gs a s m a y b e

d e te rm in e d b y th is Co u rt, se e Ba r Ru le 4 -2 0 8 .1 (b ).

Th e fa c ts, a s d e e m e d a d m itte d b y th e d e f a u lt, sh o w th a t a c lie n t h ire d

Bro c k in g to n to re p re se n t h e r in a n im m ig ra t i o n m a tte r. Th e c lie n t p a id

Bro c k in g to n a re ta in e r a

n d f u n d s fo r a filin g fe e to p re pa re a nd file a “ sta n d

a lo n e ” I-6 0 1 wa iv e r. Bro c k in g to n d id n o t re a liz e th a t an I-6 0 1 wa iv e r c ou ld n o t

b e file d a s a “ sta nd a lo n e ,” h o we ve r, a nd th a t a n I-1 3 0 a p p lic a tio n m

u st b e file da s a c o mp a n i o n to th e I-6 0 1

, wh ic h th e im m ig ra tio n ju d g e e x p la in e d to

Br o c k i n g to n a t th e No ve m b e r 8

, 20 12 h e a rin g

. B ro c k in g to n su b se q u e n tly

a tte m p te d to file th e c o m

p a nio n I-1 3 0, b ut n e g le c te d to in c lu d e th e filin g fe e so

th a t th e Un ite d S ta te s De pa rtm e n t o f Im m ig ra tio n a n d Cu sto m s S e rv ic e re tu rn e d

th e p ro ffe re d filin g to h e r. Th e c lie n t c a lle d Bro c k in g to n se v e r a l t i me s to

in q u ire a b ou t th e sta tu s o f th e m a tte r, b u t Bro c k in g to n did n o t re tu rn th e c lie n t’s

c a lls. Bro c k in g to n d id no t a p p e a r a t a n ot h er h e a rin g b e fo re th e im m ig ra tio n

ju d g e on Ma rc h 7

, 2 0 1 3 b e c a use o f h e r d isp u te w ith th e c lie n t a b o u t th e a m o u n t

o f a tto rn e y fe e s re q u ire d to h a n d le th e m a tte r, th u s c a u sin g fu rth e r d e la y in th e

fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e nt’s c o n sid e r at i o n o f t h e c l i e n t’s c a se

. Co n se q u e n tly

, th e c lie n t

d isc h a rg e d Bro c kin g to n a n d h ire d n e w c o un se l to p u rsu e h e r c a se

. Bro c k in g to n

a c k n o wle d g e d se rv ic e o f th e No tic e o f In v e stig a tio n

, b u t d id n ot re sp o n d u n til

m o re th a n 3 0 d a y s la te r. By h e r c o n d u c t B ro c kin g to n h a s v i o l a te d Ru le s 1 .2

,

1 .3

, 1 .4 a n d 9 .3 o f th e Ge o rg ia Ru le s o f P ro fe ssio n a l Co n du c t, se e Ba r Ru le 4

-

1 0 2 (d ). Th e In ve stig a tiv e Pa n e l r e c o m m e n ds a Re vie w P a n e l re prim a n d a s

p u n ish m e n t fo r B ro c k in g to n ’s v io la tio ns. T h e m a x im um p u ni s h me n t fo r a

v io la tio n o f Ru le s 1.2 a n d 1 .3 is d isb a rm e nt, a n d fo r Ru le s 1

. 4 a n d 9 .3

, a p u b lic

r e p r i ma n d

. In m itig a tio n

, th e In v e stig a tiv e P a n e l no te s Bro c k in g to n’s la c k o f

2a

p rio r d isc ip lin a ry h isto ry

.

We h a v e re v ie we d th e re c o rd an d a g re e th a t a Re v ie w P a n e l re p rim a n d is

th e a p p ro p ria te sa n c tio n in th i s ma t te r. Ac c ord in gly

, w e h e re b y o rd e r th a t

Bro c k in g to n r e c eiv e a Re v ie w P a n e l re p rim a n d in a c c o rd a n c e with Ba r Ru le s

4 -1 0 2 (b ) (4 ) a n d 4 -2 2 0 (b ).

Re v ie w P a n e l re p rim a nd . All th e Ju stic e s c o nc u r.

De c id e d Ja n u a ry 2 0 , 2 0 1 5

.

Re v ie w P a n e l re p rim a nd

.

P a u l a J. Fre d e ric k, Ge n e ra l Co u n se l S ta te Ba r, Jo n a th a n W. He we tt,

Assista n t Ge n e ra l Co u nse l S ta te Ba r, fo r S ta te Ba

r o f Ge o rg ia

.

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