Crimes Leads To Voluntary License Surrender
The Georgia Supreme Court has accepted a voluntary license surrender of a convicted attorney
Huber, who has been a member of the State Bar since 2013, admits that on March 1, 2022, he was convicted of six felony counts and five misdemeanor counts, as follows: one count of aggravated assault in violation of OCGA § 16-5-21; one count of burglary in the first degree in violation of OCGA § 16-7-1 (b); one count of exploitation of an elder person in violation of OCGA § 16-5-102 (a); one count of aggravated stalking in violation of OCGA § 16-5-91; one count of terroristic threats in violation of OCGA § 16-11- 37 (b); one count of false imprisonment in violation of OCGA § 16-5-41; two counts of battery in violation of OCGA § 16-5-23 (f); two counts of hindering an emergency call in violation of OCGA § 16-10-24.3; and theft by taking in violation of OCGA § 16-8-2. Huber admits that due to his felony convictions, he violated Rule 8.4 (a) (2) of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct found in Bar Rule 4-102 (d). The maximum sanction for a violation of Rule 8.4 (a) (2) is disbarment.
He had been suspended pending an appeal
On June 27, 2023, the Court of Appeals issued its opinion, in which it agreed that one of the misdemeanor battery counts should have merged with the felony elder abuse count for sentencing, and accordingly vacated in part and remanded for re-sentencing; however, the Court of Appeals otherwise affirmed his convictions and sentences. See Huber v. State, 368 Ga. App. 401 (890 SE2d 271) (2023). Huber filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, which we denied. See Case No. S23C1147 (denied February 6, 2024). The trial court then entered an amended sentencing order merging the two counts. Huber remained incarcerated from his date of arrest on May 12, 2021, through and until his release on May 12, 2023. On May 12, 2023, Huber states that he entered a rehabilitation facility, where he remained until May 12, 2024, when he successfully completed the program, and he has since complied with all court orders in the criminal matter.
The crimes are described in the Court of Appeals decision that involved an escalating situayion with his spouse
Huber and Lindsay Rock married in 2018 and had two children together, a daughter born in 2019 and a son born in 2020. During the marriage, Huber and Rock lived in a home in Hoschton that Rock had purchased in 2009 (the “Residence”).
After Rock became pregnant with their son, her relationship with Huber started to change for the worse. Huber began insulting Rock in front of their daughter and threatening to send naked photos to her colleagues and her parents. In the early morning hours of May 26, 2020, Huber woke up Rock, who was pregnant, and began yelling at her. Huber punched the television and threw a small fan across the room, breaking both items.
Ultimately
About seven weeks later, on May 12, 2021, Huber again showed up unannounced at the Residence. Although it was raining, Huber parked his car at a nearby country club and walked to the Residence through a wooded area. Rock called out when she heard the door from the garage open. Hearing Huber’s voice, Rock grabbed her phone to call 911. Rock met Huber at the bottom of the stairs and told him to leave. Huber grabbed Rock, took her phone out of her hand, threw it to the ground, and threw her into a door jamb.
Rock’s 68-year-old mother, who had been with Rock’s infant son upstairs, heard the commotion and started coming down the stairs while trying to call 911. Huber saw the mother, grabbed her by the wrist, and used his other hand to grab her phone. Huber pulled her down approximately five stairs and then flung her against a file cabinet, causing her to injure her elbow.
Huber then pinned Rock down on the floor while holding a knife above her. Rock’s mother ran outside screaming for help and found a neighbor who called 911. Huber ran out of the house. Rock used her work phone to call 911. The police arrived and ultimately found Huber in the country club bathroom, covered in mud.
Revocation is “tantamount to disbarment.” (Mike Frisch)