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In re Constanzo

Supreme Court of Georgia
Mar 31, 2008
659 S.E.2d 635 (Ga. 2008)

Opinion

No. S08Y0976.

DECIDED MARCH 31, 2008.

Voluntary surrender of license.

William P. Smith III, General Counsel State Bar, Jenny K. Mittelman, Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia.

Garland, Samuel Loeb, Edward T. M. Garland, for Constanzo.


This disciplinary matter is before the Court pursuant to Respondent R. Joseph Constanzo's petition for voluntary surrender of license which he filed pursuant to Bar Rule 4-227 (b). In his petition Constanzo admits that on February 1, 2008 he pled guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud, and one count of Bank Fraud, as described in Counts 1 and 16 of Criminal Case No. 1:05-CR-0316-06 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division; that both of these convictions were felony violations of the United States Code; and that by virtue of these convictions he has violated Rule 8.4 (a) (2) of Bar Rule 4-102 (d), the maximum penalty for which is disbarment. Constanzo requests that he be allowed to voluntarily surrender his license to practice law and asserts that he understands that a voluntary surrender is tantamount to disbarment. The State Bar urges that the petition be accepted.

We have reviewed the record and agree to accept Constanzo's petition for the voluntary surrender of his license. Accordingly, the name of R. Joseph Constanzo is hereby removed from the rolls of persons entitled to practice law in the State of Georgia. Constanzo is reminded of his duties under Bar Rule 4-219 (c).

Voluntary surrender of license accepted. All the Justices concur.


DECIDED MARCH 31, 2008.


Summaries of

In re Constanzo

Supreme Court of Georgia
Mar 31, 2008
659 S.E.2d 635 (Ga. 2008)
Case details for

In re Constanzo

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF R. JOSEPH CONSTANZO

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Mar 31, 2008

Citations

659 S.E.2d 635 (Ga. 2008)
659 S.E.2d 635