Legal Opinion

In re Allison

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 17, 1997No. S97Y0342PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

This disciplinary proceeding raises two main questions: First, whether the State Bar may take advantage of the two-year tolling provision of the otherwise four-year statute of limitation in disciplinary matters, Bar Rule 4-222 (a),1 where the victims or potential vic*639tims could have filed grievances within the four-year statutory period. Second, whether using false names on a client’s behalf and assisting a client in using false names in connection with loan, incorporation, and other documents having legal effect, violates professional standards under Bar Rule 4-102 (d). In light of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In the Matter of DowdySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. Echols v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Matter of WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Matter of HenleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  5. Reeves v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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