Lawsuit: Attorney died in 2021 without returning at least $1.5 million to former clients - Gainesville Times

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Lawsuit: Attorney died in 2021 without returning at least $1.5 million to former clients

The Pruitt-Wheeler-McBrayer House at 539 Green St. in Gainesville where James Adam worked. - photo by Scott Rogers

GREENpruitt 1.jpg — The Pruitt-Wheeler-McBrayer House at 539 Green St. in Gainesville where James Adam worked. - photo by Scott Rogers

A Gainesville attorney who died in a suspected murder-suicide in 2021 had not returned unearned legal fees and costs to his former clients that may exceed $1.5 million, according to a lawsuit filed Feb. 11 in Hall County Superior Court.