--- title: In the Matter of Shanina Nashae Lank collection: opinions id: S16Y0723/10975766 cite_as: In the Matter of Shanina Nashae Lank, S16Y0723 (Ga. June 16, 2026) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S16Y0723/10975766 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S16Y0723/10975766.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S16Y0723/10975766/text source_url: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10975766/in-the-matter-of-shanina-nashae-lank/ date: 2026-06-16 status: published corpus_version: opinions-2026-10-15 license: Public record of the Supreme Court of Georgia, via CourtListener and the court's own website; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S26A0965/10975737.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S25G1183.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/index.md omitted: opinion extras omitted_chars: 881 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S16Y0723/10975766.md?full=1 docket: S16Y0723, S16Y0724, S16Y0725 court: Supreme Court of Georgia case_type: bar discipline authoring_justice: Per Curiam disposition: Reinstated vote: All the Justices concur word_count: 180 date_filed_source: courtlistener record_source: courtlistener legal_areas: - professional discipline upstream_id: "10975766" summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 --- # In the Matter of Shanina Nashae Lank Supreme Court of Georgia, docket S16Y0723, S16Y0724, S16Y0725, filed 2026-06-16. ## Opinion NOTICE: This opinion is subject to modification resulting from motions for reconsideration under Supreme Court Rule 27, the Court’s reconsideration, and editorial revisions by the Reporter of Decisions. The version of the opinion published in the Advance Sheets for the Georgia Reports, designated as the “Final Copy,” will replace any prior version on the Court’s website and docket. A bound volume of the Georgia Reports will contain the final and official text of the opinion. In the Supreme Court of Georgia Nos. S16Y0723, S16Y0724, and S16Y0725 In the Matter of Shanina Nashae Lank (three cases). Decided: August 13, 2026 PER CURIAM. The Court, having reviewed the notice of compliance sub- mitted by the Office of the General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia, and it appearing that Shanina Nashae Lank (State Bar No. 808541) has satisfied the conditions for reinstatement as specified by this Court, see In the Matter of Lank, 300 Ga. 479 (2017), it is hereby ordered that Shanina Nashae Lank be rein- stated to practice law in the State of Georgia. Reinstated. All the Justices concur. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the opinion above and is not part of the court's opinion. Quote the opinion, not the summary. The Supreme Court of Georgia reinstated attorney Shanina Nashae Lank to practice law after the State Bar confirmed she had met all conditions the court had previously set for her return. ### Plain-language summary This case involves Shanina Nashae Lank, a Georgia attorney who had been suspended from practicing law under conditions the Supreme Court of Georgia set out in an earlier 2017 decision. The State Bar of Georgia's Office of the General Counsel filed a notice confirming that she had satisfied those conditions for reinstatement. Based on that notice, the Supreme Court of Georgia found that Lank had met the requirements and ordered that she be reinstated to practice law in the State of Georgia. All the Justices agreed with the decision. ### Holding, as summarized The court held that because the State Bar confirmed Lank had satisfied the reinstatement conditions set in its earlier order, she is entitled to be reinstated to practice law in Georgia. ### Disposition Reinstated. All the Justices concur. ### Why it matters The order allows Lank to resume practicing law in Georgia, restoring her ability to represent clients. It also shows how the State Bar's disciplinary and reinstatement process works, giving suspended attorneys a clear path back to practice once they meet court-ordered conditions. > The summarized reasoning, checked quotes, suggested questions, and the CourtListener opinion records (881 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S16Y0723/10975766.md?full=1