Georgia Attorney Stripped of Law License, Sentenced to Probation After Guilty Plea in Bribery Case | Daily Report - Law.com

What You Need to Know

• A former Paulding County district attorney resigns after pleading guilty to one count of unprofessional conduct.
• Donald Richard Donovan was sentenced to 12 months of probation under the First Offender Act for engaging in malpractice, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office.
• Donovan had been suspended since February 2021 after a grand jury indictment on a bribery charge.

After an 11-month suspension, a bribery scandal has concluded with former Paulding County District Attorney Donald Richard Donovan being stripped of his job title and his ability to practice law.

Paulding County Superior Court Senior Judge J. Stephen Schuster sentenced Donovan to 12 months’ probation under the First Offenders Act, after Donovan pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of unprofessional conduct by engaging in malpractice, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office.

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source: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2022/01/06/georgia-attorney-stripped-of-law-license-sentenced-to-probation-after-guilty-plea-in-bribery-case/

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