Legal Opinion

Matter of Zaleon

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 26, 1998No. S97Y1667PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

It appears that Ruth A. Zaleon waived her right to file a Notice of Rejection of the State Bar’s Notice of Discipline and consented to the Investigative Panel’s recommendation of a public reprimand for her violation of Standard 65 (A) of Bar Rule 4-102 (d). This Court concludes, however, that a public reprimand is an inadequate sanction. See, e.g., In the Matter of Thomson, 266 Ga. 157, 158 (1) (464 SE2d 818) (1996); In the Matter of Peek, 257 Ga. 349, 350 (359 SE2d 677) (1987); In the Matter of Antinoro, 253 Ga. 296 (319 SE2d 460) (1984). Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that this…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In re ThomsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. In re YarbroughSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. In the Matter of AntinoroSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. In re PeekSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re ZaleonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. In re ZaleonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Matter of ZaleonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998

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