In Re Lewis

This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the Special Master, Richard M. McNeely, who recommends that Respondent John M. B. Lewis IV be disbarred for his violation of Rule 8.4 (a) (2) of Bar Rule 4-102 (d). After a hearing at which Lewis appeared pro se, the Special Master found that on January 5, 2007, Lewis pled guilty to one count of possession of cocaine in the Superior Court of Richmond County, Case No. 05-RCCR-597. Lewis was given first offender treatment and sentenced to five years on probation. At the disciplinary hearing, Lewis argued that his was a…