In the Matter of Robert B. Richbourg

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the Second Petition for Voluntary Discipline filed by Respondent Robert Bruce Richbourg State Bar No. 604415. In In the Matter of Richbourg, 293 Ga. 576 748 SE2d 460 2013, this Court recited the relevant facts and mitigating factors, but rejected Richbourg’s first petition for voluntary discipline in which he requested a 12-month suspension for his admitted violation of Rule 8.4 a 2 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, see Bar Rule 4-102 d. Although this Court found the mitigating factors very similar to those in In the Matter of Seshul, 289 Ga. 910 717 SE2d 262 2011 approximate 17-month suspension following guilty plea to felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor battery, where brick-throwing incident did not involve a client and seemed to arise from personal and emotional problems, it rejected Richbourg’s request for a 12-month suspension, noting that he had been convicted of two felony counts and his proposed suspension would end long before his probation, whereas Seshul’s 34-month suspension was the result of one felony and one misdemeanor plea, and would last the length of Seshul’s probation. Therefore, in his second petition, Richbourg agrees to accept a suspension for an indefinite period of time to end at the expiration of three years from the date of this opinion or the termination of his probation, whichever is longer. Additionally, Richbourg agrees to accept any other conditions upon his reinstatement that this Court may find appropriate.