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Requests I Made That Were Ignored:
William D. NeSmith III opened every email below. He answered none of them. His last email to me was May 15, 2026, 11:05 AM. As of October 17, 2026. Times are Eastern.
| Date | What I asked, and what his mailbox shows | Who answered instead | Read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 11:56 AM and 12:05 PM | My two emails answering his May 12 email.He wrote at 1:29 PM that he would answer them the next day, May 14. | No one. On May 15 he limited further correspondence instead. | Read what he promised |
| May 18, 2026 12:05 PM and 12:06 PM | Two requests to confirm, in writing, that a person had received my May 15 grievances.His mailbox returned read receipts at 2:16 PM and 2:17 PM. | John J. Shiptenko, May 26. | Read the May 18 request |
| May 29, 2026 7:15 PM | My grievance against Leigh Burgess, asking for a written receipt.His mailbox returned a read receipt at 9:27 PM. | John J. Shiptenko, June 2. | Read the May 29 filing |
| June 1, 2026 7:08 PM | My second request for that receipt.His mailbox returned a read receipt at 7:30 PM. | John J. Shiptenko, June 2. | Read the second request |
| June 17, 2026 3:50 PM | My list of the Bar’s outstanding ADA issues and unanswered questions.His mailbox returned a read receipt at 8:25 PM. | John J. Shiptenko, June 17. | Read the June 17 questions |
| June 26, 2026 8:39 AM | My email titled “42 DAYS OF SILENCE”.His mailbox returned a read receipt at 8:39 AM. | Nariah Dancy, June 26. | Read the June 26 email |
| September 19, 2026 4:18 PM | My one question: “Are You Still My ADA Coordinator at the State Bar of Georgia?”His mailbox returned a read receipt at 5:52 PM. | John J. Shiptenko, September 22. | Read the one question |
Complaints Filed Against Him:
On May 15, 2026, I filed a grievance against William D. NeSmith III. What came back, as of September 28, 2026: a June 30, 2026 letter from Jeffrey W. DeLoach, State Disciplinary Board, finding “no basis for this grievance to be forwarded to the State Bar Disciplinary Board”. Read the filing.
His Clearance:
On June 30, 2026, Jeffrey W. DeLoach, Chair of the State Disciplinary Board, dismissed that grievance in a single paragraph. It was one of six decision letters the Bar sent me in under twelve minutes that afternoon. Read the dismissal.
What the dismissal says, word for word. Jeffrey W. DeLoach, Chair of the State Disciplinary Board, June 30, 2026:
“I thoroughly reviewed the seven-page narrative description of your grievance against Mr. NeSmith, as well as the twenty-four pages of exhibits submitted in support of the grievance. Based upon a review of this record, I find no basis for this grievance to be forwarded to the State Bar Disciplinary Board for investigation of violations of Rules 3.4 (e), 4.4(a), 8.4(a)(4) and (a)(7), or any other Georgia Rule of Professional Conduct. As a result, this grievance is dismissed.”
That is the whole letter: three sentences. It does not say what fell short in the seven pages or the twenty four pages of exhibits.
The dismissal came at the screening gate, the first threshold a grievance has to pass. No investigation was opened. A screening dismissal means the Bar took every fact in my grievance as true and still decided the conduct was not worth a look.
The State Bar of Georgia’s lawyers later called his May 12 email “purporting” in a federal court brief. Read what they wrote and what I hold.
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