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In the Matter of Christopher T. Adams

The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline but imposed an 18-month suspension rather than the 6-month suspension requested, after the attorney was indicted on 17 counts of false statements, 17 counts of theft by taking, and one count of criminal solicitation based upon his misrepresentations of the number of hours he worked representing indigent clients for an indigent defense program.

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This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Christopher Todd Adams State Bar No. 002715 as part of the disposition of a criminal case. Adams requests a suspension of not less than six months for his violation of Rule 8.4 a 4 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. See Bar Rule 4-102 d. The State Bar filed a response recommending that the Court accept the petition and suspend Adams for 18 months.

In his petition, Adams admits that he was indicted in 2008 on 17 counts of false statements under OCGA § 16-10-20, 17 counts of theft by taking under OCGA § 16-8-2, and one count of criminal solicitation under OCGA § 16-4-7. The charges arise out of his admitted misrepresentation of the number of hours that he worked representing indigent clients and billed to the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit Indigent Defense Program from December 2005 to December 2006. To resolve the matter short of a jury trial, Adams has agreed to reimburse $10,605.70 to the county, accept a lifetime ban on representing any indigent defendant whose representation is paid through public funds, petition this Court for public voluntary discipline of not less than a six months’ suspension from the practice of law, and admit that he violated Rule 8.4 a 4. In exchange, the district attorney has agreed to nolle pros the charges in the pending criminal case.

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