--- title: In the Matter of Amjad Muhammad Ibrahim collection: opinions id: S26Y1855 cite_as: In the Matter of Amjad Muhammad Ibrahim, S26Y1855 (Ga. Oct. 27, 2026) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S26Y1855 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S26Y1855.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S26Y1855/text source_url: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/11049782/in-the-matter-of-amjad-muhammad-ibrahim/ date: 2026-10-27 status: published corpus_version: opinions-2026-10-30 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/S26A0674.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S26A1087.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/index.md omitted: opinion extras omitted_chars: 1243 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S26Y1855.md?full=1 docket: S26Y1855 court: Supreme Court of Georgia case_type: bar discipline authoring_justice: Per Curiam disposition: Voluntary surrender of license accepted vote: All the Justices concur word_count: 481 date_filed_source: courtlistener record_source: courtlistener also_known_as: - court-website record ga-s26y1855 legal_areas: - professional discipline - criminal law upstream_id: "11049782" summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5-5 --- # In the Matter of Amjad Muhammad Ibrahim Supreme Court of Georgia, docket S26Y1855, filed 2026-10-27. ## 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 No. S26Y1855 In the Matter of Amjad Muhammad Ibrahim Decided: October 27, 2026 PER CURIAM. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary surrender of license filed by Amjad Muhammad Ib- rahim 1 (State Bar No. 382516) prior to the issuance of a formal complaint under Bar Rule 4-227(b). In his petition, Ibrahim, who has been a member of the Bar since 1994, admits that he entered a guilty plea on December 16, 2024 to three felony counts of in- come tax evasion. See 26 U.S.C. § 7201. By this conduct, Ibrahim acknowledges that he violated Rule 8.4(a)(2)2 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct found in Bar Rule 4-102(d). The maxi- mum penalty for a violation of Rule 8.4(a)(2) is disbarment. Ibra- 1 Ibrahim has a prior disciplinary history which includes an 18-month suspension in October 2012 for violations of Rules 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.15(I) and (II) that was extended by six months in September 2014 for new violations of Rules 1.15(I) and (II); a five-week suspension in October 2009 for failing to file a response to the State Bar’s Notice of Investigation; two formal letters of ad- monition related to that same case; and a formal letter of admonition in 2002 in an unrelated matter. See In the Matter of Ibrahim, 295 Ga. 753, 754 (2014); In the Matter of Ibrahim, 291 Ga. 774, 774–75 (2012). 2 This Rule provides that “[i]t shall be a violation of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct for a lawyer to … be convicted of a felony.” For pur- poses of this Rule, conviction shall include “a guilty plea.” Rule 8.4(b)(1); Rule 1.0(f)(1). him seeks to voluntarily surrender his license, which is tanta- mount to disbarment. Rule 1.0(u). See In the Matter of Jones, 320 Ga. 448 (2024) (accepting voluntary surrender of license where attorney violated Rule 8.4(a)(2)). The State Bar responds that it believes it is in the best interest of the public and the profession for the Court to accept Ibrahim’s petition for voluntary surrender. We have reviewed the record and agree to accept Ibrahim’s petition for voluntary surrender of his license. Accordingly, the name of Amjad Muhammad Ibrahim is hereby removed from the rolls of persons entitled to practice law in the State of Georgia. Ibrahim is reminded of his duties under Bar Rule 4-219(b). Voluntary surrender of license accepted. All the Justices concur. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5-5 from the opinion above and is not part of the court's opinion. Quote the opinion, not the summary. The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted an attorney's request to give up his law license after he pleaded guilty to three federal felony counts of income tax evasion. The surrender is treated as the same as disbarment, and his name comes off the list of lawyers allowed to practice in Georgia. ### Plain-language summary A Georgia lawyer who has been a member of the State Bar since 1994 asked the Supreme Court of Georgia to let him voluntarily surrender his law license before the State Bar filed a formal complaint. He admitted that in December 2024 he pleaded guilty to three federal felony counts of income tax evasion. Under Georgia's professional conduct rules, a guilty plea to a felony counts as a conviction and violates the rules for lawyers. The State Bar told the court that accepting the surrender was in the best interest of the public and the profession. The opinion also notes the lawyer's earlier discipline, including several suspensions and warning letters. The court reviewed the record, accepted the petition, and removed his name from the rolls of Georgia lawyers. ### Holding, as summarized The court accepted the lawyer's petition to voluntarily surrender his license. His guilty plea to felony tax evasion violated the Georgia professional conduct rule against felony convictions, which carries a maximum penalty of disbarment, and a voluntary surrender is treated as the same as disbarment. ### Disposition Voluntary surrender of license accepted. All the Justices concur. ### Why it matters A lawyer who pleads guilty to a felony faces the loss of his license in Georgia. A voluntary surrender ends his ability to practice law just as disbarment would, and it protects clients and the public without a full formal disciplinary proceeding. > The summarized reasoning, checked quotes, suggested questions, and the CourtListener opinion records (1,243 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S26Y1855.md?full=1