In re Gaines

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Trent Carl Gaines (State Bar No. 282172), prior to the issuance of a formal complaint, see Bar Rule 4-227 (b) (2). In his petition, Gaines, who became a member of the Georgia Bar in 2000, admits that he pled guilty on October 27, 2015, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, to four counts set forth in a criminal information: two felony counts each of bid-rigging conspiracy in violation ofl5USC§l, and conspiracy to commit mail fraud in violation of 18 USC § 1349. On…