Decision by the Supreme Court of Georgia

Rule 4-218

The Supreme Court reviews the pleadings and transcripts from every special master case and enters an order. The Court may issue a public reprimand, suspend the lawyer from practice for any period of time up to five years, disbar the lawyer or determine the lawyer should not be disciplined.

After entry of the order, a lawyer who has been suspended or disbarred must immediately stop practicing law and must notify clients of the discipline. A suspended lawyer may resume practice at the end of the suspension but must also comply with any conditions the Court has imposed, such as repaying money owed to clients. A disbarred lawyer may not practice law again without going through the entire Bar Admissions process, including taking and passing the bar examination.

Public Discipline Posted on the Bar’s Website

If the Supreme Court of Georgia has issued an order disciplining a lawyer, the order is placed on the Bar’s website. You can find these orders by searching the lawyer’s name in the online Member Directory. Once you click on the lawyer’s name and their information is displayed, click on “History on File” beside “Public Discipline.” The Supreme Court orders will be posted there. If the lawyer has no history of public discipline, the website will show “None on Record” beside “Public Discipline.”