State Bar of Georgia · Email Sent
SENTFrom the complainant to John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia.
| Who | Wrote it: the complainant. Sent to: John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia. Copied: William D. NeSmith III, Deputy General Counsel; Russell D. Willard, General Counsel; Sandra Dixon, Human Resources Director; the ADA Matters archive address; the State of Georgia ADA Coordinator’s Office. |
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| When | Saturday, September 19, 2026, 4:17 PM Eastern. Five days after the September 14 letter to John J. Shiptenko, which this email repeats below its own text. |
| What | One question: is John J. Shiptenko still the complainant’s ADA Coordinator at the State Bar of Georgia. If he is not, the email asks him to say who is, or to forward the email to that person. It sets no new deadline and says the rest of the September 14 letter can wait for September 24. |
| Why it matters | An automatic reply came from John J. Shiptenko’s mailbox at 4:18 PM, one minute later. His one sentence reply came on September 22, 2026, at 8:07 AM. It went to the complainant and to William D. NeSmith III. |
“ARE YOU STILL MY ADA COORDINATOR AT THE STATE BAR OF GEORGIA?” The complainant · September 19, 2026, 4:17 PM · the full email is below
The Email, As Written
From: the complainant
Subject: One Question: Are You Still My ADA Coordinator at the State Bar of Georgia?
Attachments: 2 PDFs: the September 14 letter and the September 5 letter to Sandra Dixon.
Mr. Shiptenko:
On May 7, 2026, you wrote to me: “Since Ms. Nash is handling your reconsideration, I am serving as your ADA Coordinator.” That was a role for one matter. The reconsideration was decided on June 30. On September 14, 2026, I sent you the email below, with its attachments. The State Bar’s mail server confirmed delivery at 8:08 PM ET that evening. I have not heard back.
I cannot find an ADA Coordinator named anywhere on the State Bar’s website. Without one, I have no one to direct my requests to, and I am stuck. The rest of my September 14 letter can wait for September 24. So please answer:
ARE YOU STILL MY ADA COORDINATOR AT THE STATE BAR OF GEORGIA?
If you are not, please tell me who is, or forward this email to that person.
Respectfully,
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I am a person with a disability. I request written communication by email in an accessible electronic format as a reasonable modification and for effective communication under 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.130(b)(7) and 35.160. I use assistive technology to prepare written communications. I apologize in advance for any typographical or transcription error. If any portion is unclear, please identify the specific portion and I will clarify in writing.
Nothing in the email is changed except the redactions shown. The email shown stops at the end of the complainant’s own text. Below it the email repeated his September 14, 2026 email to John J. Shiptenko, which is a separate email in the record.
Everyone on This Email
- From: the complainant
- To: John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia
- Copied: William D. NeSmith III, Deputy General Counsel; Russell D. Willard, General Counsel; Sandra Dixon, Human Resources Director; the ADA Matters archive address; the State of Georgia ADA Coordinator’s Office
Before and After
- Before: September 18, 2026, 6:23 PM: The Complainant Tells the HR Director the Deadline Passed With None of His Nine Questions Answered
- After: September 19, 2026, 4:18 PM: Asked If He Is Still the ADA Coordinator, Shiptenko’s Mailbox Says Contact Nariah Dancy
- After: September 22, 2026, 8:07 AM: Shiptenko Says He Is the State Bar’s ADA Coordinator
- Every email: Every Email in the State Bar of Georgia Record, As Written
I have invited the State Bar of Georgia to identify any inaccuracy on this page. As of October 7, 2026, it has identified none.
Asked If He Is Still My ADA Coordinator, John J. Shiptenko’s Georgia Bar Mailbox Said: Contact Nariah Dancy
AUTOMATIC REPLYAn automatic reply from the mailbox of John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia.
| Who | Came from: the mailbox of John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia. Sent to: the complainant. Copied: no one. |
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| When | September 19, 2026, 4:18 PM Eastern. One minute after the complainant’s email asking, “Are you still my ADA Coordinator at the State Bar of Georgia?” |
| What | An automatic reply. It says John J. Shiptenko is away, will try to answer on September 22, 2026, and that anyone who needs immediate attention should contact Nariah Dancy. |
| Why it matters | The complainant had written that he could not find an ADA Coordinator named anywhere on the State Bar’s website. The automatic reply names one person to contact for immediate attention. It does not say who handles a disability access request while John J. Shiptenko is away. |
“If you need immediate attention, please contact Nariah Dancy at nariahd@gabar.org.” Automatic reply, mailbox of John J. Shiptenko, State Bar of Georgia · September 19, 2026, 4:18 PM · the full email is below
The Email, As Written
From: John Shiptenko (JohnS@gabar.org)
Subject: Automatic reply: [External] One Question: Are You Still My ADA Coordinator at the State Bar of Georgia?
Attachments: None.
I am away from work and will have limited access to email messages. If you need immediate attention, please contact Nariah Dancy at nariahd@gabar.org. I will do my best to respond to your email message on September 22, 2026. Thank you.
- From: the mailbox of John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel