State Bar of Georgia · Email Received
RECEIVEDFrom John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia.
| Who | Wrote it: John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia. Sent to: the complainant. Copied: Deputy General Counsel William D. NeSmith III. |
|---|---|
| When | September 22, 2026, 8:07 AM Eastern. The complainant asked the question on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 4:17 PM. |
| What | John J. Shiptenko answered the complainant’s one question in one sentence. He wrote that he is the State Bar’s ADA Coordinator and that accommodation requests may keep coming to him. |
| Why it matters | The question went to John J. Shiptenko with five addresses copied. The answer went back to the complainant with one of the five, William D. NeSmith III. General Counsel Russell D. Willard, Human Resources Director Sandra Dixon and the State of Georgia ADA Coordinator’s Office were copied on the question and were not on the answer. The answer says nothing about the September 14 letter the question pointed to. |
“I am the State Bar’s ADA Coordinator, and you may continue to send your accommodation requests to me.” John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia · September 22, 2026, 8:07 AM · the full email is below
The Email, As Written
From: John Shiptenko (JohnS@gabar.org)
Subject: RE: [External] One Question: Are You Still My ADA Coordinator at the State Bar of Georgia?
Attachments: None.
I am the State Bar’s ADA Coordinator, and you may continue to send your accommodation requests to me.
Yellow marks the Bar’s own words that matter most. Nothing in the email is changed. That one sentence is the whole reply. Below it the email repeated the complainant’s own September 19 and September 14 emails, which are listed separately.
Everyone on This Email
- From: John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel
- To: the complainant
- Copied: William D. NeSmith III, Deputy General Counsel
- Copied on the question, not on the answer: Russell D. Willard, General Counsel; Sandra Dixon, Human Resources Director; the State of Georgia ADA Coordinator’s Office
Before and After
- Before: 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, 10:55 AM: The General Counsel Is Asked Which Account His Office Stands Behind, Private Bar or Arm of the State
- 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.