In Re Powell

George E. Powell, Jr., has filed a petition for voluntary discipline in which he admits that he violated Rule 8.4 (a) (4) of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct found in Bar Rule 4-102 (d), and asks for a suspension of between six months and three years. The State Bar has requested that Powell be suspended for three years.

Powell admits that in connection with six related real estate closings, which he handled on behalf of a lender, he prepared HUD-1 settlement statements that did not accurately represent the transactions and thus misrepresented the details of the transactions.…