In the Matter of Cameron Shahab

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Cameron Shahab State Bar No. 135087 after rejecting a notice of discipline, see Bar Rule 4-208, and before the filing of a formal complaint, see Bar Rule 4-227; the petition seeks to resolve two State Disciplinary Board matters.1 Shahab requests as discipline a Review Panel reprimand, but states he will accept a public reprimand.

Shahab was admitted to the Bar in 2009, and admits that in 2013 and 2014, he was retained to assist two clients in separate immigration matters, but failed to pursue the clients’ matters in a timely manner; failed to notify one of the clients of a court hearing, which led to the client being issued a notice of deportation for failure to appear; failed to respond to requests for information from the clients; and failed to refund any fees when the clients ultimately retained new counsel. Both clients have obtained fee awards through the State Bar’s fee arbitration program. By this conduct, Shahab admits that he violated Rules 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16 d, and 3.2 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct found in Bar Rule 4-102 d. The maximum sanction for a violation of Rules 1.2 and 1.3 is disbarment, and the maximum sanction for a violation of Rules 1.4, 1.16, and 3.2 is a public reprimand.