In the Matter of Jones

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the recommendation of the special master, Daniel Max Hirsh, that the Court direct that Thomas F. Jones (State Bar No. 403750) receive an Investigative Panel reprimand or a Review Panel reprimand based on Jones’s admitted violation of Rule 1.7 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct found in Bar Rule 4-102 (d). The maximum sanction for a violation of Rule 1.7 is disbarment.

After the filing of a formal complaint, Jones filed a petition for voluntary discipline in which he sought an Investigative Panel or Review Panel reprimand. The State Bar…