On June 26, 2026, Deputy General Counsel William D. NeSmith III, President Christopher Twyman, and Chief Operating Officer Sarah Coole each opened the complainantโs โ42 Days of Silenceโ email within 45 minutes, per the State Bar of Georgiaโs own read receipts. None replied.
On June 26, 2026, the State Bar of Georgia ADA Coordinator John J. Shiptenko, the respondent in a grievance filed against him, posted an out-of-office reply naming the Pro Hac Vice Administrator as the contact, while three senior officials read the message within 45 minutes and none replied.
On June 17, 2026, the day the complainant sent the State Bar of Georgia a list of outstanding ADA compliance questions, Governmental Affairs Director Jennifer McNeely and an OGC staff member posted out-of-office replies, while the COO and Deputy General Counsel read the message within hours.
On April 21, 2026, the complainant asked the State Bar of Georgia to recuse Deputy General Counsel Andreea Morrison and copied her boss. She read it within the hour; by the next evening her office posted an out-of-office reply with no backup contact and a promised return reply that never came.
