In re Dyke

3 Citing cases

  1. In re Allen

    904 S.E.2d 354 (Ga. 2024)

    [2] This Court has generally interpreted the Bar Rules governing reciprocal discipline to require the imposition of substantially similar discipline as was imposed in the other jurisdiction, and here, the ten-day suspension Allen requests is identical to the suspension he served in Florida. See In the Matter of Van Dyke, 316 Ga. 168, 177, 886 S.E.2d 811 (2023) (noting "the nature of reciprocal discipline matters[,] … wherein this Court must only impose ‘substantially similar’ discipline"). See also In the Matter of Pettinato, 315 Ga. 831, 835-836, 884 S.E.2d 894 (2023) (accepting attorney’s voluntary petition for reciprocal discipline and imposing ten-day suspension, which is generally not a disciplinary sanction available in Georgia, because the requested suspension was "identical" to discipline imposed in Florida).

  2. In re Crowther

    897 S.E.2d 448 (Ga. 2024)   Cited 2 times

    Further, the Board cited no authority from Georgia or otherwise to support a four-year suspension, and "a three-year suspension … is generally the maximum amount of time this Court will consider for a suspension." In the Matter of Van Dyke, 316 Ga. 168, 177 (3), 886 S.E.2d 811 (2023).

  3. In re Williams

    903 S.E.2d 99 (Ga. 2024)

    Given that this Court has generally interpreted the Bar Rules governing reciprocal discipline to require the imposition of substantially similar discipline as was imposed in the other jurisdiction, see In the Matter of Van Dyke, 316 Ga. 168, 177, 886 S.E.2d 811 (2023) (noting the "nature of reciprocal discipline matters … wherein this Court must only impose ‘substantially similar’ discipline"), and because the Bar confirms Williams’s assertions that she has not practiced law in this State since September 2023, this Court accepts her petition for voluntary discipline and imposes a 91-day suspension with conditions, nunc pro time to February 10, 2024. See id. (imposing suspension nunc pro tunc based on a showing that the attorney voluntarily ceased the practice of law prior to the issuance of this Court’s suspension).