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In re Collar

Supreme Court of Georgia
Sep 5, 1991
407 S.E.2d 747 (Ga. 1991)

Opinion

SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINARY NO. 880.

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 5, 1991.

Voluntary surrender of license.

William P. Smith III, General Counsel State Bar, E. Duane Cooper, Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia.

Michael C. Clark, for Collar.


Acting pursuant to State Bar Rule 4-106, respondent Richard E. Collar filed with the State Bar of Georgia a petition for voluntary surrender of his license to practice law. A special master was appointed and determined that respondent had been convicted in Gwinnett County Superior Court of the offense of child molestation, a felony. Respondent admitted and the special master found that the conviction was a violation of Standard 66 of Bar Rule 4-102 (d). The special master recommended that respondent's petition for voluntary surrender of his license be approved.

The petition for voluntary surrender is granted.

All the Justices concur.


DECIDED SEPTEMBER 5, 1991.


Summaries of

In re Collar

Supreme Court of Georgia
Sep 5, 1991
407 S.E.2d 747 (Ga. 1991)
Case details for

In re Collar

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD E. COLLAR, JR

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Sep 5, 1991

Citations

407 S.E.2d 747 (Ga. 1991)
261 Ga. 522

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