Title: IN THE MATTER OF GREGORY BARTKO
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: S11Y0713
State: Georgia
Issuer: Georgia Supreme Court
Date: April 26, 2011

In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: April 26, 2011 S11Y0713. IN THE MATTER OF GREGORY BARTKO. PER CURIAM. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition of Gregory Bartko (Bar No. 040476) for voluntary suspension of his license pending appeal of his felony convictions entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. It is a violation of Rule 8.4 (a) (2) of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct found in Bar Rule 4-102 (d) for a lawyer to be convicted of a felony, and the maximum penalty for such conduct is disbarment. Rule 8.4 (d). Having considered the petition, the Court hereby accepts the voluntary petition and directs that Gregory Bartko be suspended from the practice of law pending the termination of the appeal of his criminal convictions. See Rule 4- 106 (f) (1) of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. Bartko is reminded of his duties pursuant to Bar Rule 4-219 (c). Voluntary suspension until further order of this Court. All the Justices concur.