In re Patterson

In November 2017, Shannon DeWayne Patterson (State Bar No. 173418) pled guilty in federal district court to one count of willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of a false tax return, in violation of 26 USC § 7206 (2). See United States v. Patterson, No. 1:17-CR-00413-WO (M.D.N.C. Nov. 13, 2017). Although he has not yet been sentenced, he admits that he is in violation of Rule 8.4 (a) (2) of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, which makes it a disciplinary violation "for a lawyer to ... be convicted of a felony." See Rule 8.4 (b) (1) (i) (stating that, for…