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In the Matter of Emmanuel L. West

The Supreme Court rejected an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline, in which he sought a Review Panel reprimand.

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Respondent Emmanuel Lucas West State Bar No. 748658 filed this petition for voluntary discipline before the issuance of a formal complaint, see Bar Rule 4-227 b. He seeks the imposition of a Review Panel reprimand for his admitted violation of Rule 1.2 d of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, see Bar Rule 4-102 d. Although the Bar raises no objections to West’s petition, we nevertheless reject it.

West, who has been a member of the Bar since 2002, admits that in the summer of 2014 a mother paid him $3,500 to represent her minor son in an immigration matter. The son, who was a citizen of Guatamala, had been detained in Texas and was facing removal proceedings. After discussing the matter through an interpreter, West agreed to represent the son in seeking asylum in the United States and timely completed the application for asylum. West did not read the application to the client in his native language, however, and he signed the client’s name where required in the application and supporting documents, despite the fact that one of those signatures was under penalty of perjury and required an attestation that the client signed in West’s presence. West claims he signed his client’s name knowing that an applicant is generally allowed to amend or supplement his application freely up until the time of the hearing. West asserts that his conduct violates Rule 1.2 d.

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