On Friday, November 4, 2022, the Disciplinary Commission of the Alabama State Bar ordered the public reprimand without publication of Wetumpka attorney Monica Gay Mann for misconduct.
The charges cited Mann’s violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (Diligence), 1.4 (Communication), 8.1(b) (Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matter), and 8.4(g) (Misconduct).
The Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct can be found online.
The filing states:
‘In March 2020, Mann was retained to represent a client in a quiet title action for $503. After executing an “Affidavit of Quiet Title” the client sent it to Mann on March 20, 2020. The client heard nothing further from Mann. On August 7, 2020, the client telephoned Mann and was informed that the necessary paperwork was on file and the next step would require a judge to approve or deny the advertisement to be placed in the paper. The client heard nothing further from Mann until October 12, 2020, when she asked the client to have a third party sign an “heirship affidavit”. The client had the affidavit signed, notarized, and returned. The client later contacted Mann’s office on November 6, 2020, and learned that no action had been taken. In April 2021, the client requested Mann return her original deed. Mann failed to respond, and the client filed a bar complaint.’
Based on these acts, the Disciplinary Commission ordered the public reprimand without publication of Mann in relation to her violations of the above-cited rules of professional conduct.
Ms. Monica Gay Mann is listed as a practicing attorney of the law firm, Courtney & Mann, LLP serving Wetumpka, Alabama. She graduated from the University of Alabama, Jones Law Institute in 2004. Mann has been licensed in Alabama. Her info can also be found on Martindale.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
