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TO: All judges, clerks of court, and counsel of record
FROM: Brad Valentine, Esq.
RE: Notice of Leave of Absence
Brad Valentine, Esq. respectfully notifies all judges before whom he has cases
pending, all affected clerks of court, and all opposing counsel, that he will be on leave
pursuant to Georgia Uniform Rule 16.
1. The periods of leave during which time Brad Valentine will be away from the
practice of law are:
December 28, 2023– January 5, 2024
January 12, 2024
February 8, 2024 – February 12, 2024
February 23, 2024 – February 26, 2024
March 15, 2024 – March 18, 2024
March 29, 2024 – April 5, 2024
April 19, 2024
May 9, 2024 – May 13, 2024
May 16, 2024 – May 20, 2024
May 24, 2024
June 13, 2024 – June 17, 2024
June 28, 2024 – July 8, 2024
July 10, 2024 – July 15, 2024
August 23, 2024 – September 3, 2024
October 10, 2024 – October 14, 2024
October 31, 2024 – November 1, 2024
November 27, 2024 – November 29, 2024
December 23, 2024 – January 3, 2025
2. All affected judges and opposing counsel shall have 10 days from the date of this
Notice to object to it. If no objections are filed, then the leave must be granted.
Dated: December 28, 2023.
/s/ Brad Valentine
Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Brad Valentine
394 South Milledge Avenue Georgia Bar No. 583142
Suite 104
Athens, Georgia 30605
706-223-5652 (phone/fax)
bvalentine@attorneykennugent.com
EXHIBIT A
Name of Case Name of Judge Opposing Counsel(s)
Case Number Court/County
Michael Azemar v. John Doe Gwinnett County State Court
CAFN: 23-C-09211-S1
Terrence Baskfield v. Ivy O. Frazier Fulton County State Court Adam Taylor, Esq.
CAFN: 23EV000128 Law Office of Robert D.
Ream
P.O. Box 7217
London, KY 40742
Jessica Billings v. Sims Bray Kendall Jackson County State Court
CAFN: 23SV443
Donald Brooks v. Justin Lee Booth and Robert Hall County State Court Shepard R. Smith, Esq.
Franklin Booth James Bates Brannan
CAFN: 2023SV000500 Groover LLP
One Press Place
Suite 200
Athens, GA 30601
Matthew Moseley, Esq.
Cowsert & Heath
2405 West Broad Street
Suite 250
Athens, GA 30606
Donald Chambers v. Ryan Poole and Hall County State Court Gillian S. Crowl
Summit Sitemix Concrete, Inc. Mike O. Crawford
CAFN: 2021SV1079Z Graham W. Davis
Swift, Currie, McGhee &
Hiers, LLP
1420 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30309
Barry Cocchi v. Eric Spencer Gwinnett County State Court Lucas Cowan, Esq.
CAFN: 22-C-07325-S6 Lynn Leonard & Associates
2400 Century Pkwy.
Ste. 200
Atlanta, GA 30345
K. Marc Barre, Esq.
Swift, Currie, McGhee &
Hiers, LLP
1420 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30309
John Collier v. Arroyo Roofing Construction Peach County Superior Court Dan Bullard, Esq.
LLC and Joseph Valdez-Lucero Bullard, Wangerin &
CAFN: 22-V-0075 Corbett, LLP
P.O. Box 18107
Macon, GA 31209
Hilliard V. Castilla, Esq.
Waldon Adelman Castilla
Hiestand & Prout
900 Circle 75 Parkway
Suite 1040
Atlanta, GA 30339
Mitzi Crawford v. Justin Queen Gwinnett County State Court J. Wesley Padgett, Esq.
CAFN: 22-C-04909-S1 W. Chase Arrington, Esq.
Rahimi, Hughes & Padgett
33 Bull Street
Suite 590
Savannah, GA 31401
Michael D. St. Amand, Esq.
Gray, Rust, St. Amand,
Moffett & Brieske LLP
950 East Paces Ferry Road
Suite 1700 Salesforce
Tower
Atlanta, GA 30326
Brandon Dunn v. Katrina Elisabeth Roach and Clarke County State Court Douglas A. Mackimm, Esq.
Marielena Angulo Groth, Makarenko, Kaiser
CAFN:ST23CV0509 & Eidex, LLC
One Sugarloaf Centre
1960 Satellite Blvd.
Suite 2000
Duluth, GA 30097
James Frazier v. Jennifer Staniloff Clarke County State Court Allen Orr, Esq.
CAFN:ST22CV0145 Michael Callicutt, Esq.
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
440 College Avenue North
Suite 120
Athens, GA 30601
Stanley Johnson v. Bruccy Pimentel Aquino Gwinnett County State Court Michael D. St. Amand, Esq.
CAFN:21-C-07843-S6 Samia M. Taufiq, Esq.
Gray, Rust, St. Amand,
Moffett & Brieske LLP
1700 Atlanta Plaza
950 East Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA 30326
Ashley S. Maconeghy, Esq.
Savell & Williams LLP
2700 Harris Tower
233 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Billie Lueck v. Athens Orthopedic Clinic Walton County Superior Court Kristen Medwick, Esq.
Ambulatory Surgery Center-Loganville, LLC The Cincinnati Insurance
and Athens Orthopedic Clinic, P.A. Company
CAFN: SUCV2023000945 3740 Davinci Court
Suite 460
Norcross, GA 30092
Melinda Jones v. ABC Corp, XYZ Corp and John Gwinnett County State Court Alexis Hamilton, Esq.
Doe Savell & Williams LLP
CAFN: 22-C-06046-S1 2700 Harris Tower
233 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Julia Morris v. Sarah Biggins Douglas County State Court Herrittaccei Shabazz, Esq.
CAFN: 21SV00634 Law Offices of Robert D.
Ream
P.O. Box 7217
London, KY 40742
Lindsey Mehan Gantt, Esq.
Lynn Leonard & Associates
2400 Century Pkwy NE
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30345
Kathy Osburn v. Jean Wilkinson Brown Banks County Superior Court
CAFN:23CV377
Denise Polydor v. Ryan Maverick Parker, Non Bartow County Superior Court
Newcomb and Bonnie Newcomb
CAFN:SUCV2023001595
Patricia Royer v. Betsy Saavedra Gwinnett County State Court Rebecca Sample, Esq.
CAFN: 23-C-02596-S1 Worsham, Corsi, Dobur &
Berss
P.O. Box 674027
Marietta, GA 30006
Lashawn W. Terry, Esq.
Law Office of Nancy W.
Phillips
3200 Windy Hill Road,
Suite 925
Atlanta, GA 30339
Vincent Sims v. Diane Johnson, Luther McCord Fulton County State Court Nanette Wesley, Esq.
and John Doe Wesley Law Firm, LLC
CAFN: 23EV007349 8990 Main Street
Woodstock, GA 30188
Deidra Kelley, Esq.
Law Office of Andrews and
Manganiello
100 Crescent Centre
Parkway
Suite 950
Tucker, GA 30084
Bryan Jamaal Smith and Shealeise Miller- Bartow County Superior Court Joseph Stephens, Esq.
Smith v. Staci Jvonne Duncan, Luke Ramey Cowsert & Heath
Fowler, Eddie Lee Fowler, Christina Michelle 2405 West Broad Street
Burt and Gary Gene Burt Suite 250
CAFN: SUCV2023000802 Athens, GA 30606
Ron Negin, Esq.
Busby Negin
8200 Roberts Drive
Suite 201
Atlanta, GA 30350
Robert Brawner, Esq.
Bovis, Kyle, Burch &
Medlin
200 Ashford Center North
Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30338
Hope Takacs, Mason Takacs and Isaiah Takacs Habersham County State Court
v. Jennifer Mendoza
CAFN:23ST0162
Patrick Thompson v. Willie D. Nunnally, Jr. Bibb County State Court
CAFN: 22-SCCV-093909
Cora Turner v. Ronnie Faire Newton County Superior Court Andrew Cutright, Esq.
CAFN:SUCV2023001901 Downey & Cleveland
288 Washington Avenue
Marietta, GA 30060
Johny Walker v. Cary Dean Weatherford, Clayton County State Court Timia Andrielle Skelton,
Kelly’s Food Concepts of Atlanta, Nationwide Esq.
Agribusiness Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
CAFN: 2022CV02138 1230 Peachtree St.
Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30309
Michael J. Moore, Esq.
Strickland & Schwartz LLC
2200 Century Parkway NE
Suite 1050
Atlanta, GA 30345
Reginald Walton v. Crystal Yvette Brimidge Clayton County State Court Erica Williams, Esq.
CAFN: 2022CV02670 Law Office of Nancy W.
Phillips
3200 Windy Hill Road,
Suite 925
Atlanta, GA 30339
Cullen B. Threlkeld, Esq.
Lueder Larkin & Hunter
LLC
3535 Piedmont Road
Building 14 Suite 205
Atlanta, GA 30328
Justin West and Xylon Mays v. Jose Pineda Barrow County State Court
Franco and Ada Nury Franco
CAFN: 23-SV-00205
Pamela Wilcoxson v. Stephanie Nicole Clarke County State Court
Williams
CAFN: ST23CV0797
Sarah Wyman v. Katelan L. Penney Clayton County State Court Jay Eidex, Esq.
CAFN: 2021-CV-00894 Groth Makarenko Kaiser &
Eidex
One Sugarloaf Centre
1960 Satellite Blvd.
Suite 2000
Duluth, GA 30097
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TO: All judges, clerks of court, and counsel of record FROM: Brad Valentine, Esq. RE: Notice of Leave of Absence Brad Valentine, Esq. respectfully notifies all judges before whom he has cases pending, all affected clerks of court, and all opposing counsel, that he will be on leave pursuant to Georgia Uniform Rule 16. 1. The periods of leave during which time Brad Valentine will be away from the practice of law are: December 28, 2023– January 5, 2024 January 12, 2024 February 8, 2024 – February 12, 2024 February 23, 2024 – February 26, 2024 March 15, 2024 – March 18, 2024 March 29, 2024 – April 5, 2024 April 19, 2024 May 9, 2024 – May 13, 2024 May 16, 2024 – May 20, 2024 May 24, 2024 June 13, 2024 – June 17, 2024 June 28, 2024 – July 8, 2024 July 10, 2024 – July 15, 2024 August 23, 2024 – September 3, 2024 October 10, 2024 – October 14, 2024 October 31, 2024 – November 1, 2024 November 27, 2024 – November 29, 2024 December 23, 2024 – January 3, 2025 2. All affected judges and opposing counsel shall have 10 days from the date of this Notice to object to it. If no objections are filed, then the leave must be granted. Dated: December 28, 2023. /s/ Brad Valentine Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Brad Valentine 394 South Milledge Avenue Georgia Bar No. 583142 Suite 104 Athens, Georgia 30605 706-223-5652 (phone/fax) bvalentine@attorneykennugent.com EXHIBIT A Name of Case Name of Judge Opposing Counsel(s) Case Number Court/County Michael Azemar v. John Doe Gwinnett County State Court CAFN: 23-C-09211-S1 Terrence Baskfield v. Ivy O. Frazier Fulton County State Court Adam Taylor, Esq. CAFN: 23EV000128 Law Office of Robert D. Ream P.O. Box 7217 London, KY 40742 Jessica Billings v. Sims Bray Kendall Jackson County State Court CAFN: 23SV443 Donald Brooks v. Justin Lee Booth and Robert Hall County State Court Shepard R. Smith, Esq. Franklin Booth James Bates Brannan CAFN: 2023SV000500 Groover LLP One Press Place Suite 200 Athens, GA 30601 Matthew Moseley, Esq. Cowsert & Heath 2405 West Broad Street Suite 250 Athens, GA 30606 Donald Chambers v. Ryan Poole and Hall County State Court Gillian S. Crowl Summit Sitemix Concrete, Inc. Mike O. Crawford CAFN: 2021SV1079Z Graham W. Davis Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP 1420 Peachtree Street NE Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30309 Barry Cocchi v. Eric Spencer Gwinnett County State Court Lucas Cowan, Esq. CAFN: 22-C-07325-S6 Lynn Leonard & Associates 2400 Century Pkwy. Ste. 200 Atlanta, GA 30345 K. Marc Barre, Esq. Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP 1420 Peachtree Street NE Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30309 John Collier v. Arroyo Roofing Construction Peach County Superior Court Dan Bullard, Esq. LLC and Joseph Valdez-Lucero Bullard, Wangerin & CAFN: 22-V-0075 Corbett, LLP P.O. Box 18107 Macon, GA 31209 Hilliard V. Castilla, Esq. Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout 900 Circle 75 Parkway Suite 1040 Atlanta, GA 30339 Mitzi Crawford v. Justin Queen Gwinnett County State Court J. Wesley Padgett, Esq. CAFN: 22-C-04909-S1 W. Chase Arrington, Esq. Rahimi, Hughes & Padgett 33 Bull Street Suite 590 Savannah, GA 31401 Michael D. St. Amand, Esq. Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske LLP 950 East Paces Ferry Road Suite 1700 Salesforce Tower Atlanta, GA 30326 Brandon Dunn v. Katrina Elisabeth Roach and Clarke County State Court Douglas A. Mackimm, Esq. Marielena Angulo Groth, Makarenko, Kaiser CAFN:ST23CV0509 & Eidex, LLC One Sugarloaf Centre 1960 Satellite Blvd. Suite 2000 Duluth, GA 30097 James Frazier v. Jennifer Staniloff Clarke County State Court Allen Orr, Esq. CAFN:ST22CV0145 Michael Callicutt, Esq. Hall Booth Smith, P.C. 440 College Avenue North Suite 120 Athens, GA 30601 Stanley Johnson v. Bruccy Pimentel Aquino Gwinnett County State Court Michael D. St. Amand, Esq. CAFN:21-C-07843-S6 Samia M. Taufiq, Esq. Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske LLP 1700 Atlanta Plaza 950 East Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, GA 30326 Ashley S. Maconeghy, Esq. Savell & Williams LLP 2700 Harris Tower 233 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30303 Billie Lueck v. Athens Orthopedic Clinic Walton County Superior Court Kristen Medwick, Esq. Ambulatory Surgery Center-Loganville, LLC The Cincinnati Insurance and Athens Orthopedic Clinic, P.A. Company CAFN: SUCV2023000945 3740 Davinci Court Suite 460 Norcross, GA 30092 Melinda Jones v. ABC Corp, XYZ Corp and John Gwinnett County State Court Alexis Hamilton, Esq. Doe Savell & Williams LLP CAFN: 22-C-06046-S1 2700 Harris Tower 233 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30303 Julia Morris v. Sarah Biggins Douglas County State Court Herrittaccei Shabazz, Esq. CAFN: 21SV00634 Law Offices of Robert D. Ream P.O. Box 7217 London, KY 40742 Lindsey Mehan Gantt, Esq. Lynn Leonard & Associates 2400 Century Pkwy NE Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30345 Kathy Osburn v. Jean Wilkinson Brown Banks County Superior Court CAFN:23CV377 Denise Polydor v. Ryan Maverick Parker, Non Bartow County Superior Court Newcomb and Bonnie Newcomb CAFN:SUCV2023001595 Patricia Royer v. Betsy Saavedra Gwinnett County State Court Rebecca Sample, Esq. CAFN: 23-C-02596-S1 Worsham, Corsi, Dobur & Berss P.O. Box 674027 Marietta, GA 30006 Lashawn W. Terry, Esq. Law Office of Nancy W. Phillips 3200 Windy Hill Road, Suite 925 Atlanta, GA 30339 Vincent Sims v. Diane Johnson, Luther McCord Fulton County State Court Nanette Wesley, Esq. and John Doe Wesley Law Firm, LLC CAFN: 23EV007349 8990 Main Street Woodstock, GA 30188 Deidra Kelley, Esq. Law Office of Andrews and Manganiello 100 Crescent Centre Parkway Suite 950 Tucker, GA 30084 Bryan Jamaal Smith and Shealeise Miller- Bartow County Superior Court Joseph Stephens, Esq. Smith v. Staci Jvonne Duncan, Luke Ramey Cowsert & Heath Fowler, Eddie Lee Fowler, Christina Michelle 2405 West Broad Street Burt and Gary Gene Burt Suite 250 CAFN: SUCV2023000802 Athens, GA 30606 Ron Negin, Esq. Busby Negin 8200 Roberts Drive Suite 201 Atlanta, GA 30350 Robert Brawner, Esq. Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin 200 Ashford Center North Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30338 Hope Takacs, Mason Takacs and Isaiah Takacs Habersham County State Court v. Jennifer Mendoza CAFN:23ST0162 Patrick Thompson v. Willie D. Nunnally, Jr. Bibb County State Court CAFN: 22-SCCV-093909 Cora Turner v. Ronnie Faire Newton County Superior Court Andrew Cutright, Esq. CAFN:SUCV2023001901 Downey & Cleveland 288 Washington Avenue Marietta, GA 30060 Johny Walker v. Cary Dean Weatherford, Clayton County State Court Timia Andrielle Skelton, Kelly’s Food Concepts of Atlanta, Nationwide Esq. Agribusiness Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP CAFN: 2022CV02138 1230 Peachtree St. Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Michael J. Moore, Esq. Strickland & Schwartz LLC 2200 Century Parkway NE Suite 1050 Atlanta, GA 30345 Reginald Walton v. Crystal Yvette Brimidge Clayton County State Court Erica Williams, Esq. CAFN: 2022CV02670 Law Office of Nancy W. Phillips 3200 Windy Hill Road, Suite 925 Atlanta, GA 30339 Cullen B. Threlkeld, Esq. Lueder Larkin & Hunter LLC 3535 Piedmont Road Building 14 Suite 205 Atlanta, GA 30328 Justin West and Xylon Mays v. Jose Pineda Barrow County State Court Franco and Ada Nury Franco CAFN: 23-SV-00205 Pamela Wilcoxson v. Stephanie Nicole Clarke County State Court Williams CAFN: ST23CV0797 Sarah Wyman v. Katelan L. Penney Clayton County State Court Jay Eidex, Esq. CAFN: 2021-CV-00894 Groth Makarenko Kaiser & Eidex One Sugarloaf Centre 1960 Satellite Blvd. Suite 2000 Duluth, GA 30097