--- title: In the Matter of Sawand Palmer collection: opinions id: S22Y0394 cite_as: In the Matter of Sawand Palmer, 316 Ga. 255 (2023) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S22Y0394 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S22Y0394.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S22Y0394/text source_url: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10680113/in-the-matter-of-sawand-palmer/ date: 2023-05-11 status: published corpus_version: opinions-2026-09-14 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/2023.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S23A0256.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S23A0203.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/index.md omitted: opinion extras omitted_chars: 928 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S22Y0394.md?full=1 docket: S22Y0394 citation: 316 Ga. 255 court: Supreme Court of Georgia case_type: bar discipline authoring_justice: Per Curiam disposition: Reinstated vote: All the Justices concur word_count: 141 date_filed_source: courtlistener citations: - 887 S.E.2d 810 record_source: courtlistener also_known_as: - CourtListener cluster 9397215 legal_areas: - professional discipline other_opinions: - https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S22Y0394/10679965.md upstream_id: "10680113" summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 --- # In the Matter of Sawand Palmer Supreme Court of Georgia, docket S22Y0394, filed 2023-05-11, 316 Ga. 255. Other opinions in this docket: In the Matter of Sawand Palmer (2022-01-19) https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S22Y0394/10679965.md ## Opinion 316 Ga. 255 FINAL COPY S22Y0394. IN THE MATTER OF SAWAND PALMER. PER CURIAM. The Court having reviewed the notice of compliance submitted by the Office of the General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia, and it appearing that Sawand Palmer (State Bar No. 774898) has satisfied the conditions for reinstatement as specified by this Court, see In the Matter of Palmer, 313 Ga. 115 (868 SE2d 234) (2022), it is hereby ordered that Sawand Palmer be reinstated to practice law in the State of Georgia. Reinstated. All the Justices concur. Decided May 11, 2023. Reinstatement. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel State Bar, William D. NeSmith III, Deputy General Counsel State Bar, Jenny K. Mittelman, Wolanda R. Shelton, Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia. Copeland Haugabrook & Walker, Roy W. Copeland, Tyrone N. Haugabrook, for Palmer. ## 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 Sawand Palmer to practice law after finding he had met the conditions the court had set for his return to the State Bar of Georgia. ### Plain-language summary Sawand Palmer is a Georgia lawyer who had previously been subject to discipline by the Supreme Court of Georgia, as recorded in an earlier 2022 decision. To return to practicing law, he needed to meet specific conditions the court had laid out for reinstatement. The Office of the General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia submitted a notice confirming that Palmer had satisfied those conditions. Based on that notice, the Supreme Court of Georgia ordered that Palmer be reinstated to practice law in the State of Georgia, with all the Justices agreeing to the outcome. ### Holding, as summarized The court held that because the State Bar's General Counsel confirmed Palmer had satisfied the conditions previously set for reinstatement, he was entitled to be reinstated to the practice of law in Georgia. ### Disposition Reinstated. All the Justices concur. ### Why it matters The order allows Palmer to resume practicing law in Georgia, affecting his clients and legal career. It also shows how the State Bar and the Supreme Court of Georgia track and confirm that disciplined attorneys meet reinstatement requirements before returning to practice. > The summarized reasoning, checked quotes, suggested questions, and the CourtListener opinion records (928 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S22Y0394.md?full=1