In Re Kitchen

It is a violation of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct and grounds for disbarment for a lawyer to be convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude where the underlying conduct relates to the lawyer’s fitness to practice law. See Rule 8.4 (a) (2) and (3) of Bar Rule 4-102 (d). The definition of a conviction specifically includes a guilty plea and the fact that the defendant is punished in accordance with the First Offender Act is immaterial for purposes of the disciplinary rules. See Bar Rule 8.4 (b) and Bar Rule 4-106 (a).

On March 25, 2005, Wallace Anthony Kitchen,…