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John J. Shiptenko Acknowledged My Grievance Against Him in One Word. By June 25 the State Bar of Georgia Had Issued Zero Dispositions on Seven Matters

June 26, 2026

On June 18, 2026, ADA Coordinator John J. Shiptenko acknowledged a grievance filed against him in a single word, “Received.” By June 25 it remained, by the complainant’s account, the only response on any of seven matters open with the State Bar of Georgia, none of which had a disposition.

I Took My State Bar of Georgia ADA Complaint to HR: NeSmith, Morrison and Burgess Named

June 8, 2026

ADA Access Journal

June 8, 2026. When the State Bar of Georgia’s own grievance office had recharacterized my disability requests as pretext, I went over its head. I sent a misconduct, harassment and retaliation ADA complaint to the Bar’s Director of Human Resources and eleven leadership and Board officers, with an immediate-preservation demand. The core of it was…

I Filed an ADA Complaint With the State Bar of Georgia and Got No Confirmation It Arrived

June 1, 2026

ADA Access Journal

June 1, 2026. I filed a grievance against a State Bar of Georgia official. The Bar gave me no confirmation it arrived. None. Because I could not use the portal, and the route I could use generated no receipt. “I could not use the portal. The portal is not compatible with the assistive technology I…

State Bar of Georgia’s Burgess Confirms the Misclassification a Second Time

May 5, 2026

ADA Access Journal

May 5, 2026. The admission was not a one-time slip. The State Bar of Georgia confirmed it again. Assistant General Counsel Leigh Burgess answered the operational questions I had sent on April 30 and, in doing so, confirmed for the second time that my submissions had been lost inside the Bar’s own intake. The February…

Leigh Burgess Confirmed the State Bar of Georgia Had My Submissions. They Were Not in the File Before Dismissal.

April 21, 2026

ADA Access Journal

On April 21, 2026, Assistant General Counsel Leigh Burgess admitted the State Bar of Georgia had received the complainant’s February submissions and misclassified them, leaving them out of the grievance file before the April 10 dismissal.

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John J. Shiptenko Acknowledged My Grievance Against Him in One Word. By June 25 the State Bar of Georgia Had Issued Zero Dispositions on Seven Matters

I Took My State Bar of Georgia ADA Complaint to HR: NeSmith, Morrison and Burgess Named

I Filed an ADA Complaint With the State Bar of Georgia and Got No Confirmation It Arrived

State Bar of Georgia’s Burgess Confirms the Misclassification a Second Time

Leigh Burgess Confirmed the State Bar of Georgia Had My Submissions. They Were Not in the File Before Dismissal.