License To Steal

An attorney voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Georgia, which the Georgia Supreme Court accepted as a sanction “tantamount to disbarment” in a case involving conversion of the proceeds of a personal injury settlement. The court noted that the lawyer had been disbarred in Tennessee in 1971 for similar misconduct that had taken place while employed by the Davidson County District Attorney. He had been reinstated in Tennessee in 1994.

I doubt he will be given an future opportunity to use a law license to steal, although the court notes that he was remorseful and cooperative. The court further notes that restitution is a condition of consideration of a reinstatement petition. (Mike Frisch)