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In January 2007, Georgia lawyer William S. Vincent State Bar No. 727801 was convicted of wire fraud upon a plea of guilty in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Years later, the State Bar became aware of his conviction and commenced disciplinary proceedings. Vincent then filed a petition for voluntary discipline—six years after he was convicted—acknowledging his conviction, admitting that his conviction amounts to a violation of Georgia Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4 a 2, and agreeing to submit to a suspension of his license to practice law for a period of six to twelve months. We appointed Linda A. Klein as special master, and she recommends that we accept the petition for voluntary discipline and suspend Vincent from the practice of law for a period of six months.

According to the petition for voluntary discipline and the report of the special master, Vincent was admitted to the practice of law in Georgia in 1982. Early in his career, Vincent served as counsel to Governor Joe Frank Harris, was employed as an associate at a large Atlanta law firm, and worked for the United States Government. He later moved to academia, teaching at several colleges and universities. Since joining academia, Vincent has maintained only a limited law practice, occasionally helping acquaintances on a pro bono basis and doing some estate planning and business law work.

 
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