Matter of Kunkel

This disciplinary matter is before the Court pursuant to Respondent Christopher M. Kunkel’s petition for voluntary surrender of license which he filed pursuant to Bar Rule 4-227 (b). In his petition Kunkel admits that he pled guilty on July 31, 2009 to violating 18 USC § 371, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division; that the offense is a felony; and that by virtue of this conviction he has violated Rule 8.4 (a) (2) of Bar Rule 4-102 (d), the maximum penalty for which is disbarment. Kunkel requests that he be…