In the Matter of Shaquandra A. Woods

• Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
• Decided: May 5, 2026
• Docket: S26Y0386
• Status: Published

Opinion

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In the Supreme Court of Georgia No. S26Y0386 In the Matter of Shaquandra A. Woods

Decided: May 5, 2026

PER CURIAM. This is the second appearance before this Court of this dis- ciplinary matter involving Shaquandra Woods (State Bar No. 579239), who has been a member of the State Bar since 2019. Woods previously filed a Petition for Voluntary Suspension of Li- cense Pending Appeal, in which she sought the voluntary suspen- sion of her license to practice law pending the outcome of an ap- peal of her criminal conviction. In that petition, Woods admitted that on December 8, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, she was found guilty of conspir- acy to commit wire fraud under 18 USC § 1349 — a felony — and that her conviction violated Rule 8.4(a)(2) 1 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct (“GRPC” or “Rules”) found in Bar Rule 4- 102(d). Further, Woods represented that she would notify the State Bar of the final disposition of her appeal within ten days of that disposition. This Court accepted the petition and suspended Woods from the practice of law pending the outcome of her appeal. See In the Matter of Woods, 318 Ga. 609 (2024). On October 21, 2025, Woods filed the instant Petition for Voluntary Surrender of License. In this petition, Woods states

1 Rule 8.4(a)(2) provides that it shall be a violation of the GRPC for a lawyer to “be convicted of a felony.” The maximum sanction for this Rule is disbarment. that on May 14, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals af- firmed her conviction and on July 21, 2025, her request for en banc review was denied. Further, Woods admits that she has vio- lated Rule 8.4(a)(2). The State Bar filed its response, in which it requests this Court to accept the petition. Having reviewed the record, we agree to accept Woods’s pe- tition for voluntary surrender of her license, which is tantamount to disbarment, as this is an appropriate sanction for her admitted violation of Rule 8.4(a)(2). See In the Matter of Bui, 322 Ga. 462 (2025) (accepting petition for voluntary surrender of license where attorney’s felony convictions violated Rule 8.4(a)(2)); In the Matter of Huber, 320 Ga. 314 (2024) (same); In the Matter of Hard- wick, 315 Ga. 840 (2023) (same). Accordingly, it is ordered that the name of Shaquandra Woods be removed from the rolls of per- sons authorized to practice law in the State of Georgia. Woods is reminded of her duties pursuant to Bar Rule 4-219(b). Petition for voluntary surrender of license accepted. All the Justices concur.