In re Iwu

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the report and recommendation of special master Andrew Charles Hall, who recommends that the Court accept the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Respondent John Benneth Iwu (State Bar No. 143125) pursuant to Bar Rule 4-227 (c) after the Bar filed a formal complaint against him (docketed as State Disciplinary Board Docket No. 6770), and impose a public reprimand on Iwu for his admitted violation of Rule 5.5 (a) of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, which carries a maximum penalty of disbarment. For the reasons stated below, this…