Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF ODDIE RICHARD
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1989-06-08
Citations: 259 Ga. 311
Docket Number: Supreme Court Disciplinary Nos. 447, 635
Parties: IN THE MATTER OF ODDIE RICHARD.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Weltner, J., not participating.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 311–311

Head Matter:
IN THE MATTER OF ODDIE RICHARD.
(Supreme Court Disciplinary Nos. 447, 635)
(380 SE2d 52)
Decided June 8, 1989
Reconsideration denied June 28, 1989.
William P. Smith III, General Counsel State Bar, Paul B. Cohen, Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia.

Opinion:
Per curiam.
In these two disciplinary proceedings, State Bar of Georgia member Oddie Richard was found guilty of committing two violations of Standard 65 of Bar Rule 4-102 (commingling the clients' funds with his own) and one violation of Standard 61 of Bar Rule 4-102 (failing to promptly deliver funds to his client) and Standard 63 of Bar Rule 4-102 (failing to render appropriate accounts to his client regarding the client's funds).
In both cases the Special Master found that Richard failed to promptly give the proceeds of settlement drafts to his clients. Richard also failed to comply with the State Bar's requests for production of his financial records, documents that Richard now says he was unable to obtain because they were removed by his former law partner.
We have reviewed the records in these two cases and adopt the recommendation of the State Disciplinary Board. We order that Oddie Richard is hereby disbarred from the practice of law. We also order him under State Bar Rule 4-219 (c) to notify his clients of his disbarment and take all necessary actions to protect their interests.
Disbarred.
All the Justices concur, except Weltner, J., not participating.