Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF DAVID R. HEGE
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1988-09-08
Citations: 258 Ga. 492
Docket Number: Supreme Court Disciplinary No. 638
Parties: IN THE MATTER OF DAVID R. HEGE.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 258
Pages: 492–493

Head Matter:
IN THE MATTER OF DAVID R. HEGE.
(Supreme Court Disciplinary No. 638)
(371 SE2d 403)

Opinion:
Per curiam.
David R. Hege, a member of the State Bar of Georgia, was charged with violating Standard 66 of State Bar Rule 4-102. He admits the violation of this Standard in that he entered a plea of guilty in the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia on January 22, 1988. The indictment alleged wilful failure to file a federal income tax return for the year 1984, in violation of Title 26, USCA § 7203.
Decided September 8, 1988.
William P. Smith III, General Counsel State Bar, Joe David Jackson, Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia.
The respondent petitioned the State Disciplinary Board for voluntary suspension from the practice of law in this state for six months. General Counsel for the State Bar responded to the petition recommending that the Review Panel of the State Disciplinary Board accept the petition for six months' suspension, which the Review Board did.
We have reviewed the file and accept, concur in, and adopt the recommendation of the State Bar and the Disciplinary Board. It is ordered that respondent David R. Hege be suspended from the practice of law in Georgia for six months and that he notify his clients of his suspension and take all actions necessary to protect their interests. This order shall be effective October 1, 1988.
Suspended.
All the Justices concur.