In re Anderson

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the special master, Paul T. Carroll III, who recommends that the Court accept the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Lyle Vincent Anderson (State Bar No. 017722) seeking a suspension pending the appeal of his felony conviction in Floyd County Superior Court for forgery in the first degree, see OCGA § 16-9-1 (b). Conviction of a felony constitutes a violation of Rule 8.4 (a) (2) of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, see Bar Rule 4-102 (d), and the maximum punishment is disbarment.

Anderson has…