In Re Gardner

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on Respondent Frederick Andrew Gardner’s Alternative Petition for Voluntary Discipline or Voluntary Surrender of License in which he asks the Court either to suspend him for some period of time or to accept the voluntary surrender of his license to practice law. In his petition Gardner admits that he pled guilty to a misdemeanor violation of OCGA § 16-10-24 (obstruction of a police officer) and was sentenced to 12 months of probation. He also admits that the conviction is a violation of Rule 8.4 (a) (3) of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct,…