This is a verbatim, redacted record of correspondence received from the State Bar of Georgia in connection with an ADA disability-access matter. Personal names, email addresses, and direct phone numbers are redacted. Institutional roles and dates are preserved.
Read the summaries below in order. Click any entry to open the full redacted message.
Correspondence — in chronological order
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‘Your Submissions Were Not Added to the File’: The Bar Admits It Lost the Rebuttal
The Office admits in writing that the complainant’s February rebuttal materials were received but misclassified and left out of the file before the grievance was dismissed.
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Suddenly, an ADA Coordinator – Right After a State Watchdog Got Involved
A Senior Assistant General Counsel identifies himself as ADA Coordinator for the reconsideration and states the Office does not need further participation from the complainant at this stage.
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The Bar Grants Disability Accommodations, Vowing ‘the Same Rights as Non-Disabled Grievants’
The Office grants written-only communication and accessible-format accommodations, offers to postpone review until after surgery, and routes procedural questions to grievance counsel.
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Sorted by the First Letter of the Accused Lawyer’s Name: How the Bar Routes Grievances
The Office answers five operational questions about how grievances are routed, screened by alphabetical assignment of the respondent’s surname, and how evidence is filed.
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Answered Point by Point, Then Routed Away: The Bar’s Reply on Access
The ADA Coordinator responds point-by-point to the complainant’s listed access concerns and offers to limit communications to two contacts.
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‘Not a Public Entity’: The Bar Says Disability Law Doesn’t Apply to It
The Deputy General Counsel states the State Bar is not a public entity, is not required to publish an ADA Coordinator, and suggests the disability-access request is aimed at a substantive outcome.
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A Meeting ‘Meant for a Colleague’: The Phantom 11:30 That Never Happened
A short scheduling exchange: an 11:30 meeting is offered, then withdrawn as sent in error, with requests for more time to review the complainant’s correspondence.
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The One Accommodation the Bar Approved: Wait Until After Surgery
The Office approves postponing the reconsideration decision until June 15, 2026, to allow time after hand surgery to submit additional materials.
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Mention Your Rights, Lose Your Reply: The Bar Cuts Off Contact
After litigation is mentioned, the Office states it will not engage in further substantive correspondence except through counsel, while reserving all rights.
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No Name, No Answers: An Anonymous Bar Email Says Questions ‘Will Not Be Processed’
An unsigned message from an Office mailbox confirms three grievances, limits the complainant to a single withdraw/supplement channel, and attributes an email-address question to a possible AI-generated search result.
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‘I Received It as a Courtesy Copy’: The Bar Passes the Disabled Complainant Down the Line
The ADA Coordinator says a submission reached him only as a courtesy copy and directs the complainant to confirm receipt directly with grievance counsel.
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‘Could Not Be Opened’: The Bar Couldn’t Access a File From a Man Asking for Access
Grievance counsel confirms receipt of supplemental materials in the reconsideration; one attachment could not be opened.
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Received, Finally: The Bar Confirms the Resent Files
Grievance counsel confirms the resubmitted attachments were received, accessible, and added to the file.
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‘Noted’: The Bar Acknowledges the CAPTCHA Wall and the Spanish-Form Gap – and Fixes Neither
The ADA Coordinator notes the complaint about the lack of a non-CAPTCHA route to the grievance form and the differences between the Spanish and English forms.
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Ten of Fifteen Questions Sent Back to the Man Who Denied Coverage
The ADA Coordinator sorts the complainant’s consolidated question ledger and routes most questions back to the Deputy General Counsel.
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‘Absolutely Will Not Engage’: The Bar Doubles Down on Denying Disability Coverage
The Office restates it is not subject to Title II, suggests any obligation arises under Title III, declines ‘litigation-oriented’ correspondence, and routes legal questions to the Deputy General Counsel.
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A Grievance Against One of Its Own: The Bar Narrows the Disabled Man’s Only Channel
The Office confirms receipt of a new grievance, narrows the ADA-coordinator channel to accommodation requests only, and notes no determinations will issue that week.
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Still Waiting: The Bar Pushes the Decision to June 15 – Again
A status note confirms the reconsideration decision was postponed and that review resumes June 15, 2026.