In the Matter of David Godley Rigdon

David Godley Rigdon, a Georgia lawyer, had previously been suspended or removed from practice under conditions the Supreme Court of Georgia set out in an earlier 2020 order. To get back into practice, he had to satisfy specific requirements laid out by the court at that time. The Office of the General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia reviewed his situation and submitted a notice confirming he had complied with those conditions. Based on that notice, the Supreme Court of Georgia ordered that Rigdon be reinstated to practice law in the State of Georgia.

The court held that because the State Bar's General Counsel confirmed Rigdon had satisfied the conditions for reinstatement previously set by the court, he was entitled to be reinstated to the practice of law in Georgia.

This order allows Rigdon to resume representing clients in Georgia. It also shows how the State Bar and the Supreme Court of Georgia monitor lawyers working their way back into practice after discipline, protecting the public by requiring proof of compliance first.

Reinstated

1. The court had earlier set specific conditions Rigdon needed to meet before he could return to practicing law, as recorded in its 2020 decision In the Matter of Rigdon.
2. The Office of the General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia, the body that investigates and reports on attorney discipline matters, submitted a notice confirming Rigdon had satisfied those conditions.
3. Relying on that notice of compliance, the court concluded reinstatement was warranted and ordered Rigdon returned to practice law in Georgia.

• attorney reinstatement
• State Bar of Georgia
• law license