In Re Stincer

This matter is before the Court on the Petition for Voluntary Discipline filed by Stephen Lee Stincer. In his petition, Stincer admits violating Rules 1.3, 1.4, and 8.4 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, see Bar Rule 4-102 (d), in connection with his representation of a client in federal district court. Stincer admits that in 2006, when he had been an associate in a law firm for three years, he was assigned to conduct discovery for a products liability case in federal court, despite having very little experience in that area. He did not forward discovery requests to his client and…