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James Franklin Shehane, IV

James Franklin Shehane, IV is an attorney registered with the State Bar of Georgia under bar number 639817, admitted in 1994. The current public license status is "Disbarment" as of 2026-06-13.

Record standingSerious

Current license status of record is disbarred.

The licensing authority's public record currently lists this attorney as disbarred. Review the disciplinary record below and confirm with the official source before relying on this listing.

A summary of the public record — not a rating of skill, not a recommendation, not legal advice.

License standing
Disbarred
per the official roster of record
Experience
32 yrs
admitted 1994
Disciplinary record
Disbarred
current public status reflects discipline
Federal court activity
Not compiled
federal dockets not yet checked

Experience vs. active Georgia attorneys

State median: 18 yrs

32 yrs admitted — more experience than ~78% of active Georgia attorneys.

0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940+

Years since admission, active Georgia attorneys with a published admission year (n = 43,564). This attorney's band is highlighted.

License & registration

Full nameJames Franklin Shehane, IV
Bar / registration number639817
License status
Disbarred
official status of record: “Disbarment
Admission year1994
Law schoolUniversity of Georgia
Business locationSavannah, GA
FirmNot on record
Discipline standingCurrent status reflects a disbarred record with the licensing authority.
See “Disciplinary decisions on record” below for the itemized public orders.

Disciplinary decisions on record

3 published attorney-discipline decisions of record are linked to this attorney by official registration number.

  1. 2003-01-13Disbarment
    In the Matter of James Franklin Shehane IV
  2. 2002-10-25Interim Suspension
  3. 2002-10-25Interim Suspension
    In the Matter of James Franklin Shehane IV

Source: State Bar of Georgia public-discipline record (Supreme Court of Georgia orders, via the State Bar member directory). These are official, published disciplinary records, linked verbatim. They are matched to this attorney by official registration number — an exact identity match. Read each linked record for the controlling disposition.

Federal court activity

Federal court activity has not been compiled for this attorney yet.

Source & last updated

Source: State Bar of Georgia — official attorney record. As of 2026-06-13 (last roster ingest).

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James Franklin Shehane, IV — Georgia Attorney (Bar No. 639817)