In the Matter of Alan Manheim

The State Bar of Georgia brought disciplinary proceedings against Alan C. Manheim, charging him with violations of Standards 4, 44, 45, and 63 of Bar Rule 4-102 in connection with an insurance matter entrusted to him.

1. In 1982, Manheim agreed to assert negligence claims against insurance companies on behalf of two clients whose apartment had been destroyed by fire in 1980. Three years later, after the first client hired another lawyer to inquire into the matter, she received from Manheim a check drawn on his escrow account for the amount of her loss, less his fee. More than three years…