Misdemeanor Conversion Conviction Merits Disbarment

The Georgia Supreme Court has disbarred an attorney “based upon his conviction for misdemeanor theft by conversion where his victim was his client.”

the circumstances as cited by the Special Master – that Head, who has substantial experience practicing law, intentionally converted his vulnerable client’s property to enrich himself – warrant the Special Master’s determination that Head’s crime in this instance was dishonest, a breach of trust, and contrary to his duty to his client, i.e., one involving moral turpitude.

(Mike Frisch)