The Georgia Supreme Court accepted a proposed sanction after its rejection of three prior petitions for voluntary discipline

The Special Master nonetheless looked to the total length of the suspensions Van Dyke received in those three Texas disciplinary proceedings in formulating his recommendation that Van Dyke receive a three-year suspension in this Georgia disciplinary proceeding. As explained more below, we reluctantly accept the Special Master’s recommendation and impose a three-year suspension nunc pro tunc to the date Van Dyke stopped practicing law in Georgia.