In Re Adams

These matters are before the Court on the State Bar’s recommendation that Respondent Jefferson Lee Adams (State Bar No. 003523) be given a Review Panel or public reprimand with conditions for violating Rules 1.3, 1.4, 1.16, 5.3, and 9.3 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct found in State Bar Rule 4-102 (d). As explained below, we impose a public reprimand with conditions recommended by the State Bar.

This appeal involves four disciplinary matters, which the State Disciplinary Board (SDB) assigned docket numbers 5394, 5477, 5478, and 5479. The complaints relate to Adams’s representation…