In THE MATTER OF HUDSON OWEN MADDUX Reinstatement Issued.

Hudson Owen Maddux, a Georgia lawyer with State Bar No. 465516, had previously been the subject of a Supreme Court of Georgia decision in 2014 that set out conditions he would need to satisfy before he could resume practicing law. The State Bar of Georgia's Office of the General Counsel later notified the court that Maddux had complied with those conditions. The question before the court was simply whether Maddux had done what was required to earn reinstatement. After reviewing the Bar's notice of compliance, the court found that he had, and it ordered him reinstated to practice law in Georgia.

The court held that Hudson Owen Maddux satisfied the conditions for reinstatement previously specified by the court in its 2014 order, and it therefore ordered him reinstated to practice law in the State of Georgia.

The order restores a suspended or disciplined attorney's ability to practice law in Georgia, affecting his clients and law practice directly. It also shows how the State Bar and the Supreme Court of Georgia oversee lawyers' return to practice after discipline, reassuring the public that reinstatement follows verified compliance.

Reinstated

1. The court had earlier, in a 2014 decision (In the Matter of Hudson Owen Maddux, 295 Ga. 184), specified conditions Maddux needed to meet before he could be reinstated to practice law.
2. The State Bar of Georgia's Office of the General Counsel submitted a notice of compliance stating that Maddux had satisfied those conditions.
3. The court reviewed that notice and, finding the conditions met, concluded reinstatement was appropriate and ordered Maddux reinstated to practice law in Georgia.

• attorney reinstatement
• State Bar of Georgia
• law license