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Judge: 'Everyone’s going to be disappointed' in former clients' fight over $500K left by late attorney

William D. NeSmith III, the state bar's deputy general counsel, addresses Hall County Superior Court Judge John Breakfield May 15 on the inquiry into James Adam's finances. Adam died in a 2021 murder-suicide and may have owed his former clients more than $1.5 million, according to court documents. - photo by Nick Watson

06072025 ADAM — William D. NeSmith III, the state bar's deputy general counsel, addresses Hall County Superior Court Judge John Breakfield May 15 on the inquiry into James Adam's finances. Adam died in a 2021 murder-suicide and may have owed his former clients more than $1.5 million, according to court documents. - photo by Nick Watson

A Jefferson man showing up to the Hall County courthouse Nov. 29, 2021, learned his attorney, James Adam, died in a murder-suicide the night before.