In Re Halcomb

Supreme Court of Georgia

In Re Halcomb

640 S.E.2d 31, 281 Ga. 510, 7 Fulton County D. Rep. 86, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 26, 7 FCDR 86

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia

DecidedJanuary 8, 2007

DocketS07Y0110

StatusPublished

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In Re Halcomb, 640 S.E.2d 31, 281 Ga. 510, 7 Fulton County D. Rep. 86, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 26, 7 FCDR 86 (Ga. 2007).

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Opinion

Per curiam.

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition of J. Christopher Halcomb for the voluntary surrender of his license to practice law. Halcomb admits that he pled guilty in federal court to felony charges in connection with real estate closing fraud. Such a conviction constitutes a violation of Bar Rule 8.4 (a) (2). The State Bar concurs in this disposition.

Having reviewed the record we agree that surrender of his law license, which is tantamount to disbarment, is the appropriate sanction. Accordingly, we accept the petition and hereby order that the name of J. Christopher Halcomb be removed from the rolls of persons authorized to practice law in the State of Georgia. Halcomb is reminded of his duties pursuant to Bar Rule 4-219 (c).

Voluntary surrender of license accepted.

All the Justices concur.

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Per curiam.

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition of J. Christopher Halcomb for the voluntary surrender of his license to practice law. Halcomb admits that he pled guilty in federal court to felony charges in connection with real estate closing fraud. Such a conviction constitutes a violation of Bar Rule 8.4 (a) (2). The State Bar concurs in this disposition.

Having reviewed the record we agree that surrender of his law license, which is tantamount to disbarment, is the appropriate sanction. Accordingly, we accept the petition and hereby order that the name of J. Christopher Halcomb be removed from the rolls of persons authorized to practice law in the State of Georgia. Halcomb is reminded of his duties pursuant to Bar Rule 4-219 (c).

Voluntary surrender of license accepted.

All the Justices concur.

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640 S.E.2d 31, 281 Ga. 510, 7 Fulton County D. Rep. 86, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 26, 7 FCDR 86, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/in-re-halcomb-ga-2007.