Atlanta attorney Claud “Tex” McIver is still not ready to surrender his bar license allowing him to practice law in Georgia after being convicted of murdering his wife.

Instead, attorneys for the former Fisher & Phillips partner have filed a motion with the State Bar of Georgia asking for a voluntary interim suspension of the 75-year-old's bar license pending the outcome of an appeal.

A Fulton County jury convicted McIver on April 23 of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and influencing the sole witness to his wife's shooting. The jury acquitted McIver of malice murder.

Paula Frederick, the bar's general counsel who oversees the organization's lawyer disciplinary actions, confirmed that McIver asked for the voluntary suspension. “He will remain in good standing until the [state Supreme] Court enters an order on the petition,” she said.

Frederick did not respond to a request for a copy of the petition.

McIver defense lawyer Bruce Harvey said shortly after the verdict that there is “no question” McIver will appeal. Harvey co-counsel Don Samuel also said to expect a motion for a new trial.

McIver's bar license has remained in good standing since he fatally shot his wife, Diane McIver, on Sept. 25, 2016. Atlanta police charged McIver with felony involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct three months after the shooting. A Fulton County grand jury elevated the charges to murder in April 2017.

He also continued to practice law, according to his lawyers, who argued in pretrial hearings that, during an April 14, 2017, search of McIver's home, county prosecutors and investigators seized materials that included not only privileged documents between McIver and his own lawyers but also other privileged materials associated with his ongoing representation of clients. McIver retired from Fisher Phillips effective Dec. 31, 2016. The firm announced McIver's retirement the day after his 2016 arrest.