In the Matter of Shannon Dewayne Patterson

In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: January 22, 2019 S19Y0466. IN THE MATTER OF SHANNON DEWAYNE PATTERSON. PER CURIAM. In November 2017, Shannon DeWayne Patterson (State Bar No. 173418) pled guilty in federal district court to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of a false tax return, in violation of 26 USC § 7206(2). See United States v. Patterson, No. 1:17-CR-00413-WO (M.D.N.C. Nov. 13, 2017). On May 21, 2018, this Court granted Patterson’s petition requesting an interim suspension of his license to practice law pending his sentencing and ordered that…