In re Sakas

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on special master C. David Mecklin, Jr.’s report and recommendation in which he recommends that the Court accept the amended petition for voluntary discipline filed by Respondent Jeffrey L. Sakas (State Bar No. 622250) pursuant to Bar Rule 4-227 (c) after the State Bar filed a formal complaint and further recommends that the Court impose a six-month suspension for Sakas’s admitted violations of Rule 1.3 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct found in Bar Rule 4-102 (d). The maximum penalty for a violation of Rule 1.3 is disbarment.

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