The State Disciplinary Board Review Panel filed its Report and Recommendation regarding respondent Perry O. Lemmons alleging that Lemmons violated Standard 4 (professional conduct involving
In this case, the Review Panel and the special master determined that Lemmons violated Standard 4 of Bar Rule 4-102 (d) by falsely representing to the Internal Revenue Service, the Superior Court of Fulton County, this Court, and others, between December 31, 1979, when his permit to engage in the practice of public accountancy in Georgia expired, and until at least May 27, 1997, that he was a certified public accountant (CPA) duly licensed to practice public accountancy in Georgia. The Review Panel and the special master found that on or about July 13, 1992, Lemmons filed Form 2848 with the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of an estate and on that form, falsely declared that he was a CPA; in the case of Lemmons v. Lawson, he filed a pleading in the Superior Court of Fulton County on July 24,1995, and a brief in this Court in 1996, see Lemmons v. Lawson,
Thus, contrary to the recommendations of the Review Panel and the State Bar, we hold that a two-year suspension with conditions on reinstatement is the appropriate sanction for Lemmons’ violation of Standard 4 of Bar Rule 4-102 (d). Accordingly, Lemmons is suspended from the practice of law in Georgia for two years from the date of this opinion. Prior to his reinstatement at the end of his suspension, Lemmons must show to the office of the General Counsel of the State Bar that he either has been reinstated as a CPA or has discontinued holding himself out to the public as a CPA. He is reminded of his duties under Bar Rule 4-219 (c).
Two-year suspension with conditions on reinstatement.
