In re Fair

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Respondent Morris P Fair, Jr. (State Bar No. 581019), pursuant to Bar Rule 4-227 (b) (2), in which he seeks to resolve a pending disciplinary matter involving his representation of a client in a habeas case. In his petition, Fair admits that his conduct in that case violated Rules 1.3 and 1.4 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, see Bar Rule 4-102 (d). The maximum sanction for a violation of Rule 1.3 is disbarment, and the maximum sanction for a violation of Rule 1.4 is a public reprimand.

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