In re Otuonye

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition filed by Vincent C. Otuonye (State Bar No. 555470) seeking the voluntary suspension of his license to practice law pending the outcome of an appeal of his criminal conviction, see Bar Rule 4-106 (f). Because we agree that such a suspension is appropriate, we accept Otuonye’s petition.

On April 20, 2017, Vincent C. Otuonye was convicted in the Superior Court of Mitchell County, Georgia, on one felony count of Criminal Attempt to Furnish Prohibited Items to Inmates in violation of OCGA § 42-5-18. Otuonye, who has been a member of the…