Bloomberg Law
Oct. 7, 2019, 3:39 PM UTCUpdated: Oct. 11, 2019, 6:48 PM UTC

Georgia Attorney Accused of Stalking Former Client Disbarred (1)

Melissa Heelan Stanzione
Melissa Heelan Stanzione
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A Georgia lawyer who allegedly had an affair with a client and spied on him and later lied to a disciplinary board about her actions was disbarred by the Supreme Court of Georgia Oct. 7.

The court agreed with the board that Sherri Jefferson violated professional conduct rules prohibiting lying to a tribunal; acting dishonestly; and contacting a person she knew to be represented by an attorney, “a violation of any one of which is sufficient to support disbarment.”

Jefferson had an affair with the client while representing him in a custody modification action, the court said based on the ...

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