--- title: In the Matter of David John Pettinato collection: opinions id: S23Y0434 cite_as: In the Matter of David John Pettinato, 316 Ga. 43 (2023) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S23Y0434 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S23Y0434.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S23Y0434/text source_url: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10680132/in-the-matter-of-david-john-pettinato/ date: 2023-03-22 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/S23Y0445.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S23A0314.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/index.md omitted: opinion extras omitted_chars: 872 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S23Y0434.md?full=1 docket: S23Y0434 citation: 316 Ga. 43 court: Supreme Court of Georgia case_type: bar discipline authoring_justice: Per Curiam disposition: Reinstated vote: All the Justices concur word_count: 134 date_filed_source: courtlistener record_source: courtlistener also_known_as: - CourtListener cluster 9386052 legal_areas: - professional discipline other_opinions: - https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S23Y0434/10680145.md upstream_id: "10680132" summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 --- # In the Matter of David John Pettinato Supreme Court of Georgia, docket S23Y0434, filed 2023-03-22, 316 Ga. 43. Other opinions in this docket: In the Matter of David John Pettinato (2023-03-07) https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S23Y0434/10680145.md ## Opinion 316 Ga. 43 FINAL COPY S23Y0434. IN THE MATTER OF DAVID JOHN PETTINATO. 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 David John Pettinato (State Bar No. 426068) has satisfied the conditions for reinstatement as specified by this Court, see In the Matter of Pettinato, 315 Ga. 831 (884 SE2d 894) (2023), it is hereby ordered that David John Pettinato be reinstated to practice law in the State of Georgia. Reinstated. All the Justices concur. Decided March 22, 2023. Reinstatement. Warren R. Hinds, for Pettinato. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel State Bar, William D. NeSmith III, Deputy General Counsel State Bar, Jenny K. Mittelman, Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia. ## 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 David John Pettinato to practice law after finding he had met the conditions the court had previously set for his return to the bar. ### Plain-language summary David John Pettinato is a Georgia lawyer who had earlier been the subject of a State Bar of Georgia proceeding, and the Supreme Court of Georgia had laid out conditions he needed to satisfy before he could resume practicing law. The State Bar's Office of the General Counsel later filed a notice with the court confirming that Pettinato had completed those conditions. Based on that notice, the Supreme Court of Georgia found that Pettinato had satisfied the requirements for reinstatement and ordered that he be allowed to practice law in Georgia again. The order was brief and unanimous, with no dispute over the facts presented. ### Holding, as summarized The court held that David John Pettinato satisfied the reinstatement conditions the court had previously specified, and it therefore ordered him reinstated to practice law in Georgia. ### Disposition Reinstated. All the Justices concur. ### Why it matters The order restores a Georgia attorney's license to practice, which matters to his clients and colleagues and reflects how the state's bar discipline system allows lawyers to return to practice once they meet court-ordered conditions. > The summarized reasoning, checked quotes, suggested questions, and the CourtListener opinion records (872 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S23Y0434.md?full=1