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Things Leigh Burgess Did to Me, and When Leigh Burgess Did It

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Things Leigh Burgess Did to Me:

  1. On April 21, 2026, at 11:53 AM, eleven days after my grievance was dismissed for “no rebuttal”, Leigh Burgess wrote: “As a result of this misclassification, your submissions were not added to the grievance file at that time.” She wrote that she supervises “the staff responsible for monitoring the Response@gabar.org mailbox.” The April 10 dismissal was never corrected.
  2. In the same email she wrote: “At this time, your participation is not required, as the file is complete.”
  3. That April 21 email sent back the four PDFs I had addressed to Andreea N. Morrison: “Ms. Morrison forwarded your email to me for direct response.”
  4. On May 5, 2026, at 8:23 AM, she wrote: “Please note that OGC@gabar.org is not an email address associated with our office.” Grievance receipt messages came to me from OGC@gabar.org on February 24, 2026 and again on May 15, 2026.
  5. In the same May 5 email she wrote: “As stated previously, your February 3 and February 20 submissions as well as your original grievance will be thoroughly reviewed during the reconsideration process.”
  6. She did not answer my April 21, 2026 emails of 6:43 PM and 6:53 PM, or my May 7, 2026, 8:52 AM operational questions, all addressed to her. Nothing has come from her address since May 5, 2026.

When Leigh Burgess Did It:

Every email she sent me and every email addressed to her or copying her, in order, each linked to the item. Times are Eastern. Chronology, not motive.

DateRoleWhat it wasRead it
Apr 21, 2026She sent11:53 AM Eastern: The admission. “As a result of this misclassification, your submissions were not added to the grievance file at that time.”Read it: April 21, 2026: The Bar responded for the first time
Apr 21, 2026She sent11:53 AM Eastern: Leigh Burgess wrote, “I supervise the staff responsible for monitoring the Response@gabar.org mailbox.”Read it: Georgia Bar Admits Evidence Was Missing Before Dismissal
Apr 21, 2026She sent11:53 AM Eastern: in the same email she wrote, “At this time, your participation is not required, as the file is complete.”Read it: Leigh Burgess Misclassification Admission, April 21
Apr 21, 2026Addressee6:43 PM and 6:53 PM Eastern: Leigh Burgess was a direct addressee of two written messages. As of October 17, 2026, no reply.Read it: State Bar of Georgia, April 21: My ADA Accommodation Request
Apr 30, 2026CopiedThe ADA accommodation package and the conflict screen demand.Read it: The State Bar of Georgia ADA Access Diary
May 5, 2026She sent8:23 AM Eastern: Operational answers. The February 3 and February 20 submissions would be “thoroughly reviewed during the reconsideration process.” “Please note that OGC@gabar.org is not an email address associated with our office.” Grievance receipt messages came to me from OGC@gabar.org on February 24, 2026 and again on May 15, 2026, ten days after this email.Read it: The State Bar of Georgia ADA Access Diary
May 7, 2026Addressee8:52 AM Eastern: Leigh Burgess was a direct addressee of the written operational questions. As of October 17, 2026, no reply.Read it: Georgia Bar Intake Questions Left Unanswered
May 11 to 15, 2026CopiedThe cure window sequence and the grievance filing notices.Read it: The State Bar of Georgia ADA Access Diary
May 29, 2026Copied7:14 PM Eastern: copied on the filing involving Leigh Burgess. The message was addressed to John J. Shiptenko, the Bar’s ADA contact, with Russell D. Willard, General Counsel, also copied.Read it: Grievance Filed Against Leigh Burgess
June 1, 2026CopiedTwo receipt confirmation requests, sent because no confirmation had come.Read it: The State Bar of Georgia ADA Access Diary
June 2, 2026Bar wrote2:08 PM: John J. Shiptenko confirmed “two PDF submissions” and that the grievance about her “will be reviewed by a member of the State Disciplinary Board.”Read it: Bar Logged the Burgess Grievance
June 8, 2026Complaint filed5:05 PM: my written ADA complaint to State Bar Human Resources, naming her among three lawyers. No answer from Human Resources.Read it: My Complaint to Bar HR
June 2 to 26, 2026CopiedLeigh Burgess was copied on five written messages, on June 2, June 17 and June 26. As of October 17, 2026, no answer from her to any of them.Read it: Georgia Bar Leaders Read ’42 Days of Silence,’ No Reply
June 30, 2026She received4:35 PM Eastern: The dismissal of the grievance against her. She was copied.Read it: June 30, 2026: The Dispositions

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