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Things James R. Westbury, Jr. Did to Me, and When James R. Westbury, Jr. Did It

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Things James R. Westbury, Jr. Did to Me:

  1. On May 1, 2026, writing for GIRMA and GMA, he asked me: “(1) What is your disability? In other words, what is your impairment or functional limitation?” Read the letter
  2. In the same letter he wrote that my emails had “crossed into the realm of harassment” and that my efforts “seem to be less intended to vindicate any bona fide legal right than to exploit laws unrelated to the merits of the claim for the purpose of annoyance.”
  3. In the same letter he wrote that presenting a claim on behalf of another is, “in my opinion, the unlawful practice of law which is prohibited under Georgia law without a license.”
  4. In the same letter he wrote that “GIRMA does reserve the ability to cease such voluntary compliance in any future correspondence.”
  5. He sent the letter by email at 12:08 PM on May 1, 2026, with nine people copied. The email greeting read “Dear Mr. Berry:”, not my name.
  6. He wrote: “Please direct all future communications to me.” He then answered none of the ten emails I sent to his address between May 6 and May 21, 2026.
  7. On May 6, 2026, his mailbox returned a read receipt at 6:30 PM on my 5:10 PM retraction demand. He let the 72 hour deadline pass on May 9, 2026, with no retraction. Read the demand
  8. On May 13, 2026, at 5:41 PM, I wrote him that “Zero of twelve items have been cured.” He did not reply. Read the scorecard
  9. As of October 17, 2026, he has not written to me in 169 days.
  10. On June 30, 2026, at 4:24 PM, the State Bar of Georgia dismissed my grievance against him. He was copied on the letter. Read the dismissal

When James R. Westbury, Jr. Did It:

Every email James R. Westbury, Jr. sent me, every email I sent to his address, every read receipt from his mailbox, and the State Bar steps on my grievance, in order, each linked where a page exists. Times are Eastern. Chronology, not motive. A read receipt shows a message was opened on that mailbox. It can be declined, and many mail programs never send one.

DateRoleWhat it wasRead it
Feb 20, 2026PresenterListed as a presenter at the DRI 2026 Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar, on “Pursuit Liability in Federal Court: Contemporary Theories from the Plaintiff’s Bar.”Read it: DRI seminar program
Apr 14, 2026Letter he answeredMy certified Title II notice to GMA’s chief executive, Larry Hanson, with my five ADA requests attached. His May 1 letter answered it.Read it: April 14, 2026: Certified Mail to GMA's Chief Executive. Ten Business Days.
May 1, 2026He sent12:08 PM: the letter for GMA and GIRMA, to me with nine people copied. What is your disability; GIRMA may cease voluntary compliance; the emails are harassment; in his opinion, the unlawful practice of law. “crossed into the realm of harassment” … “to exploit laws unrelated to the merits of the claim for the purpose of annoyance.”Read it: May 1, 2026: GIRMA's Lawyer Calls Five Accommodation Requests Harassment
May 6, 2026Sent to him5:10 PM: my retraction demand, twelve items, with a 72 hour deadline. Delivered to his firm’s mail server at 5:13 PM.Read it: May 6, 2026: Not a Defense. An Exhibit. Twelve Items, Two Windows.
May 6, 2026Read receipt6:30 PM: his mailbox returned a read receipt on the retraction demand, 80 minutes after it was sent. No reply.Read it: The Retraction Demand
May 7, 2026Copied8:45 AM: copied on my written response to Gallagher Bassett’s lawyer, Cameron J. Wall, about the May 1 letters. Delivered to his firm’s mail server at 8:47 AM.Read it: May 7, 2026: That Answers a Claim I Did Not Make
May 9, 2026He did notRetract by the 72 hour deadline he was given. It expired.Read it: The Deadline He Was Given
May 12, 2026Copied11:37 AM: copied on my request for help to the State ADA Coordinator’s Office about GIRMA, GMA and Gallagher Bassett. That office answered on May 13 at 10:11 AM.Read it: May 13, 2026: The State ADA Coordinator's Office Answers in a Day
May 12, 2026Copied2:21 PM: copied on my consumer complaint to the Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance about Gallagher Bassett and GIRMA.No page yet
May 12, 2026Sent to him4:06 PM: my notice that his deadline had passed with no retraction. No reply.No page yet
May 13, 2026Sent to him5:41 PM: my final notice. “Zero of twelve items have been cured.” No reply.Read it: May 13, 2026: Zero of Twelve
May 15, 2026Complaint filed11:29 AM: the State Bar’s Office of the General Counsel sent a receipt for my grievance against James R. Westbury, Jr.. At 12:22 PM I told him directly that it had been filed and received. No reply.Read it: The Grievance and Its Dismissal
May 19, 2026Confirmed4:32 PM: the State Bar Response mailbox confirmed receipt of my grievance against James R. Westbury, Jr..Read it: Georgia Bar Confirms Receipt of Three Grievances
May 20, 2026Copied1:03 PM: copied on my question to GMA’s General Counsel about whom he represents and where my letters should go.Read it: GMA's General Counsel Confirms Westbury Speaks for GMA and GIRMA
May 21, 2026Copied12:18 PM: copied on my second request to GMA’s General Counsel.Read it: The Second Request
May 21, 2026Confirmed3:50 PM: GMA’s General Counsel, Rusi C. Patel, confirmed that James R. Westbury, Jr. represents GMA and GIRMA, with him copied. “GMA itself requests that you direct future substantive communications concerning these matters through Mr. Westbury.”Read it: May 21, 2026: GMA's General Counsel Confirms Who Speaks for GIRMA
May 21, 2026Copied5:15 PM: copied on my reply to GMA’s General Counsel. The last email I sent to his address.No page yet
June 30, 2026He received4:24 PM: the dismissal of the grievance against him, signed by Adrienne D. Nash, Grievance Counsel. He was copied.Read it: The Bar dismissed my grievance against a former member of its Board of Governors
Sept 14, 2026Question about his grievanceI asked the State Bar’s General Counsel, Russell D. Willard, and Executive Director, Damon E. Elmore, whether a conflict check was done before the Bar’s own lawyers reviewed and dismissed the grievance against a former member of its Board of Governors. Answer due September 24, 2026. As of October 17, 2026: no reply from either, and no read receipt from either on that request.Read it: September 14 Questions to the General Counsel and Executive Director

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