June 2, 2026. A day after I reported that my State Bar of Georgia complaint generated no confirmation it arrived, ADA Coordinator John J. Shiptenko replied, confirmed receipt, and then shrank his own job description. “correspondence to me regarding the grievance process should only be used to submit requests for accommodations under the ADA.” In…
On May 12, 2026, Deputy General Counsel William D. NeSmith III wrote that the State Bar of Georgia is “not a public entity” and “not required to have a published ADA Coordinator,” eight days after the Bar granted the complainant accommodations.
