Date: May 12, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
From: The complainant
To: Deputy General Counsel William D. NeSmith III
To / Cc: General Counsel Russell D. Willard; President Christopher P. Twyman; Senior Assistant General Counsel John J. Shiptenko; Grievance Counsel Adrienne D. Nash; Assistant General Counsel Leigh Burgess; Deputy General Counsel Andreea N. Morrison; Georgia State ADA Coordinator’s Office
Subject: Re: Response to May 11 ADA Position – Record Integrity and Evidence Route
Transcript (redacted):
> [redacted – ADA status paragraph removed]
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> Mr. NeSmith – Please see the attached response to your May 11, 2026 email regarding this matter, transmitted with full institutional cc list restored. The institutional forward to Bar President Twyman referenced in Section 10 was transmitted earlier today.
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> Read and delivery receipts requested. Acknowledgment of receipt requested within three business days. Substantive response requested on or before May 14, 2026, 17:00 ET.
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> [redacted – signature block and accessibility notice removed]
What this shows: The complainant responded to the Deputy General Counsel’s denial that the Bar is subject to the ADA, restoring the full institutional copy list that had been removed, and requested a substantive response by the cure-window deadline.
