► Attorney Hassam Elkhalil of Atlanta; ethical misfit |
Attorney Hassam Elkhalil of The state of The Georgia State Bar found Hassam guilty of the following misconduct. In one matter, a client hired Hassam to represent him and his secretary on charges of identity fraud. The client signed a written fee agreement. However, the client filed a grievance against Hassam, saying he was not properly advised of the fee and that the fee was excessive. Subsequently, arbitrators ruled that Hassam owed his client $10,273 in fees Hassam wasn’t entitled too. As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Georgia Supreme Court punished Hassam by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand. As we speak (ca. January 2014), Hassam practices with Elkhalil Law, P.C. at
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