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GA: False billing of expenses to firm leads court to reject disciplinary settlement offer

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

In a awyer discipline case for false billing investigative services to his firm and he kept the money (>$520k), the Georgia Supreme Court rejected a voluntary discipline submission with a 6-12 months suspension, retroactive to June 2009. In re Shaw, S10Y0571 (Ga. March 15, 2010). The Concurrence: I write to express how troubling I find it that Shaw and, even worse, the State Bar apparently believe that such a short “break” from practicing law is appropriate discipline for his extended, extensive, and serious misconduct, notwithstanding the factors he presents in mitigation. I expect that most members of the Bar, and almost every citizen in this State, would be equally disturbed by that concept of attorney discipline. He did repay the money before the disciplinary hearing, but 6-12 months for theft of half a million, retroactive to when he admitted fault? Hell of a deal.continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on March 20, 2010 (boomark / email).