Court disbars Atlanta lawyer
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday said it has disbarred Atlanta lawyer Kota Chalfant Suttle because he engaged in legal work when he was prohibited from doing so.
Sutttle had previously been suspended from practicing law because of a residential mortgage fraud conviction, for which he received a misdemeanor sentence as a first offender. While on suspension in July 2010, Suttle agreed to handle a $2 million real estate transaction for a client and, when asked to return the money, unjustifiably kept $18,000 as a legal fee, the court said.
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