In the Matter of Harste

697 S.E.2d 834, 287 Ga. 583, 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 2300, 2010 Ga. LEXIS 553

• Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
• Decided: July 12, 2010
• Docket: S10Y1410
• Status: Published

Opinion

Per curiam.

This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the Review Panel recommending that the Court accept the petition for reinstatement of Respondent Richard R. Harste (State Bar No. 333333). By opinion issued February 23, 2009, this Court suspended Respondent for one year with conditions upon reinstatement. In the Matter of Richard R. Harste, 285 Ga. 80 (673 SE2d 235) (2009). In his petition, which was filed April 7, 2010, and amended petition, Respondent has demonstrated that he has met all the required conditions for reinstatement. Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, for whom Respondent was agent, agrees that Respondent has met the required conditions for reinstatement and has no objection to the reinstatement. The State Bar also recommends acceptance of the petition for reinstatement.

Decided July 12, 2010. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel State Bar, Jonathan W. Hewett, Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia. Bouhan, Williams & Levy, Walter C. Hartridge, for Harste.

Having reviewed the record, we agree that Respondent has satisfied the conditions for reinstatement. Accordingly, as Respondent has met the procedural and legal requirements to be readmitted to the State Bar of Georgia, this Court hereby approves his petition for reinstatement and orders that Richard R. Harste be reinstated as an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Georgia.

Petition for reinstatement accepted.

All the Justices concur.