ADA MATTERS BECAUSE PEOPLE MATTER
A DISABLED DAD’S ADA MATTERS
Georgia on My Mind
STATE BAR OF GEORGIA • CITY OF BROOKHAVEN • GIRMA, GMA, AND GALLAGHER BASSETT
Category: ADA Access Journal
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In 2026 the Office of Insurance Commissioner acknowledged the complainant in eight days with a named analyst and a case number, and the Attorney General’s Open Government Mediation Program assigned a senior lawyer and held a mediation. The State Bar of Georgia lost the file and issued no disposition.
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The State Bar of Georgia charged attorney Marsha Mignott under rules the Georgia Supreme Court said did not apply to her, lost a disabled complainant’s evidence and called his ADA requests “outcome-seeking,” and publishes ADA contact information in Spanish but not English. The facts are from court opinions and the Bar’s own words.
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As of June 26, 2026, the State Bar of Georgia had given a grievance against an outside lawyer a case number, a reviewer, and a written decision, while seven grievances against people connected to the Bar sat open with no disposition. In the complainant’s words: “The table does not show confusion. It shows disparity.”
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On June 26, 2026, Deputy General Counsel William D. NeSmith III, President Christopher Twyman, and Chief Operating Officer Sarah Coole each opened the complainant’s “42 Days of Silence” email within 45 minutes, per the State Bar of Georgia’s own read receipts. None replied.
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On June 26, 2026, the State Bar of Georgia ADA Coordinator John J. Shiptenko, the respondent in a grievance filed against him, posted an out-of-office reply naming the Pro Hac Vice Administrator as the contact, while three senior officials read the message within 45 minutes and none replied.
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On June 17, 2026, the day the complainant sent the State Bar of Georgia a list of outstanding ADA compliance questions, Governmental Affairs Director Jennifer McNeely and an OGC staff member posted out-of-office replies, while the COO and Deputy General Counsel read the message within hours.
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On June 1, 2026, after the complainant asked the State Bar of Georgia to confirm it had received a grievance, Grievance Counsel Adrienne Nash replied with an out-of-office message for June 1 to 5.