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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.

State Bar of Georgia’s Unsigned Inbox Tells Disabled Filer His Questions Won’t Be Processed

May 19, 2026

ADA Access Journal

May 19, 2026. I asked the State Bar of Georgia one simple thing: did my evidence arrive? The answer came from an unsigned inbox, and it told me, in effect, to stop asking questions. I sent the ADA Coordinator, John J. Shiptenko, a stand-alone request to confirm receipt of the prior day’s transmission and to…

State Bar of Georgia Blew Its Own Cure Deadline. Zero Items Fixed.

May 14, 2026

ADA Access Journal

May 14, 2026. The clock the Bar set ran out at 5:00 p.m. Nothing was fixed. Not one item. This was cure-window day, the deadline I had given the State Bar of Georgia to correct a dismissal its own lawyer had already admitted was built on a misrouted file. By morning I had sent leadership…

I Gave the State Bar of Georgia’s Willard One Deadline and One Shared Record

May 11, 2026

ADA Access Journal

May 11, 2026. Different people, different days, different answers. So I tried to force the State Bar of Georgia onto a single page with a single deadline. I sent two letters: a full response to ADA Coordinator John J. Shiptenko’s May 4 and May 7 emails, and a final institutional cure-demand to General Counsel Russell…

Andreea Morrison Signed a State Bar of Georgia Dismissal Its Own System Contradicted

April 20, 2026

ADA Access Journal

April 20, 2026. Ten days after the State Bar of Georgia dismissed my grievance because, it said, no rebuttal had been received, I sent the Office proof that its own intake system had logged my rebuttal twice. Then I asked the obvious question: how do you dismiss a complaint for missing a document your own…

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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

State Bar of Georgia’s Unsigned Inbox Tells Disabled Filer His Questions Won’t Be Processed

State Bar of Georgia Blew Its Own Cure Deadline. Zero Items Fixed.

I Gave the State Bar of Georgia’s Willard One Deadline and One Shared Record

Andreea Morrison Signed a State Bar of Georgia Dismissal Its Own System Contradicted