State Bar confirms a new grievance receipt and narrows the ADA channel to accommodation requests only

• Jun 2, 2026

  Shiptenko acknowledged the May 29 and June 1 correspondence regarding the grievance against Leigh Burgess and wrote that correspondence to him regarding the grievance process should only be used to submit requests for accommodations under the ADA. The email did not provide a complaint number or name the reviewer. The grievance had been filed at 7:14 PM on May 29 by direct written transmittal, the alternate route the Bar offered outside its public portal. Receipt was acknowledged on June 2, four days after the filing, after the complainant asked for it twice on June 1, at 7:07 PM and again at 7:42 PM.

  John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel

  June 2 grievance-receipt and channel-narrowing email from John Shiptenko▸ Primary document linked

  Why it matters: The ADA contact channel was limited to accommodation requests while other access and routing questions remained open.

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