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Things William D. NeSmith III Did to Me, and When William D. NeSmith III Did It

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Things He Did to Me:

  1. As of October 17, 2026, William D. NeSmith III has not written to me in 155 days. His last email was May 15, 2026, at 11:05 AM Eastern.
  2. On May 12, 2026, at 2:12 PM Eastern, after I had asked the State Bar of Georgia for help with written submissions, he wrote to me: “Based upon your communications, it does not appear that you require assistance in preparing written submissions or otherwise accessing the grievance or reconsideration process.” Read his email
  3. The State Bar of Georgia publishes that he regularly teaches continuing legal education in ethics and professionalism, and that he served seven years on the disciplinary Investigative Panel, including as its Chair.
  4. In the same 2:12 PM email he wrote: “The State Bar of Georgia is not a public entity, such as a federal, state or local government department or agency.”
  5. He sent that email to me alone. Every other recipient was stripped from the copy list.
  6. In the same email he wrote that my request under the ADA “may be directed less toward obtaining accommodation or access assistance and more toward securing a particular substantive outcome regarding the underlying grievance matter.”
  7. At 6:37 PM that evening he offered one meeting time: “I am available at 11.30 only.” Read the offer
  8. At 7:34 AM the next morning, May 13, 2026, he withdrew it: “The 11:30 time was meant for a colleague of mine and was sent to you in error … there is no meeting between you and I at 11:30.”
  9. At 12:41 PM that same day he wrote: “I will send you a response today, if possible.” Read it
  10. At 1:29 PM that same day he wrote: “I won’t be able to respond to your two emails until tomorrow” and “I will do my best to provide my response tomorrow.”
  11. Tomorrow was May 14, 2026, the close of my written cure window. He sent no response on May 14, 2026.
  12. At 6:29 PM on May 14, 2026, three minutes after I sent the post cure record, his mailbox returned a read receipt.
  13. On May 15, 2026, at 11:05 AM Eastern, he wrote that the State Bar of Georgia “will not engage in further substantive correspondence with you concerning your threatened claims or the allegations set forth in your recent communications outside formal legal process.” He has written nothing since.
  14. Between May 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026, I sent him seven written requests. His mailbox returned a read receipt on every one. He answered none of them.
  15. On June 30, 2026, the State Bar of Georgia closed my grievance against him in a three sentence letter signed by Jeffrey W. DeLoach, Chair of the State Disciplinary Board. It was one of six letters the Bar sent me that day. No investigation was opened. Read the dismissal

When He Did It:

Every email he sent, received or was copied on, in order, each linked to its page. Where a read receipt was captured, the time is shown. 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
Apr 20 to 30, 2026CopiedThe reconsideration request, the April 21 responses, and the ADA package. No response.Read it: April 21, 2026: The Bar responded for the first time
Apr 20, 2026Read receipt8:47 PM Eastern: William D. NeSmith III’s mailbox returned a read receipt on the correction request, 26 minutes after it was sent.Read it: April 20: I Asked the Bar to Correct a ‘No Rebuttal’ Dismissal
Apr 30, 2026Read receipt1:13 PM, 3:24 PM, 3:26 PM and 7:02 PM Eastern: his mailbox returned four read receipts.Read it: State Bar of Georgia, April 30: ADA Package, Conflict Screen
May 7, 2026Read receipt3:56 PM and 3:58 PM Eastern: his mailbox returned two read receipts.Read it: Georgia Bar Intake Questions Left Unanswered
May 11, 2026CopiedThe written cure demand, cure window May 14.Read it: The State Bar of Georgia ADA Access Diary
May 12, 2026He sentThe Title II denial, 2:12 PM, to me alone. His words are in The Receipts below.Read it: The State Bar of Georgia ADA Access Diary
May 12, 2026He sent2:12 PM Eastern: in the same email he wrote, “Mr. John Shiptenko has been designated by the State Bar to address such matters and has served in that capacity for several years.”Read it: Georgia Bar Denies ADA Title II Coverage
May 12, 2026Read receipt4:40 PM and 9:25 PM Eastern: his mailbox returned two read receipts.Read it: NeSmith Denied ADA Coverage at 2:12 PM, Copy List Stripped
May 13, 2026He sent7:34 AM Eastern: The withdrawn meeting. “The 11:30 time was meant for a colleague of mine and was sent to you in error … there is no meeting between you and I at 11:30.”Read it: The State Bar of Georgia ADA Access Diary
May 13, 2026He sent12:41 PM Eastern: he wrote, “I will send you a response today, if possible.”Read it: William D. NeSmith III, State Bar of Georgia: not today, tomorrow. Tomorrow was the deadline.
May 13, 2026He sent1:29 PM Eastern: he wrote, “I won’t be able to respond to your two emails until tomorrow” and “I will do my best to provide my response tomorrow.”Read it: William D. NeSmith III, State Bar of Georgia: not today, tomorrow. Tomorrow was the deadline.
May 14, 2026He did notSend the response he had promised for that day. The cure window closed.Read it: The State Bar of Georgia ADA Access Diary
May 14, 2026Read receipt6:29 PM Eastern: his mailbox returned a read receipt on the post cure record, three minutes after it was sent.Read it: Cure Window Day: NeSmith’s ‘Tomorrow’ Reply Never Came
May 15, 2026He sent11:05 AM Eastern: the correspondence limit. He wrote that “the State Bar of Georgia will not engage in further substantive correspondence with you concerning your threatened claims or the allegations set forth in your recent communications outside formal legal process.” The same email wrote: “This limitation does not apply to correspondence related specifically to a requested accommodation, or that provides additional evidence or other information directly related to the Office of the General Counsel’s consideration of your request for reconsideration.” It limited other substantive correspondence to formal legal process. It did not end all correspondence.Read it: William D. NeSmith III, State Bar of Georgia: not today, tomorrow. Tomorrow was the deadline.
May 15, 2026Sent to himThe grievance filed against him.Read it: May 15, 2026: I Filed Grievances Against Morrison and NeSmith
May 18, 2026Read receipt2:16 PM and 2:17 PM Eastern: his mailbox returned read receipts on both written receipt confirmation requests.Read it: John J. Shiptenko and Adrienne D. Nash: May 18 ADA Inquiry
June 1, 2026Read receipt7:30 PM Eastern: his mailbox returned a read receipt on the second request for receipt confirmation.Read it: I Filed a Grievance Against Burgess. The Bar Sent No Receipt
June 17, 2026Read receiptHis mailbox returned read receipts on my grievance against John J. Shiptenko at 8:22 PM and on my letter on the Bar’s outstanding ADA issues at 8:25 PM.Read it: The State Bar of Georgia ADA Access Diary
June 30, 2026He received4:27 PM Eastern: The dismissal of the grievance against him. He was copied.Read it: Georgia Bar Disciplinary Board Chair Jeffrey W. DeLoach Dismissed My Grievance Against William D. NeSmith III
Sept 14, 2026Read receipt8:30 PM Eastern: his mailbox returned a read receipt on the letter to the Bar’s ADA contact, 23 minutes after it was sent.Read it: Bar Gave Me an ADA Contact. The Public Still Cannot Find One
Sept 19, 2026Read receipt5:52 PM Eastern: his mailbox returned a read receipt on the one question email to John J. Shiptenko.Read it: Shiptenko Was Out. His Backup Handles Lawyer Admissions
Sept 22, 2026Copied8:07 AM Eastern: William D. NeSmith III was copied on John J. Shiptenko’s sentence, “I am the State Bar’s ADA Coordinator, and you may continue to send your accommodation requests to me.”Read it: What a State Bar ADA Coordinator Is Supposed to Do

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