In the Matter of Brown-Williams

This matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Valerie Brown-Williams (State Bar No. 089695) pursuant to Bar Rule 4-227 (b) (2), in which she seeks a Review Panel reprimand for her violations of Rules 1.3 and 1.4 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct found in Bar Rule 4-102 (d).

Ms. Brown-Williams, who has been a member of the Bar since 1996, admits that in July 2009 she agreed to represent a client in his efforts to pursue compensation for a work-related injury. She states that she reviewed the documents that the client brought her within a few weeks,…