In the Matter of David John Pettinato

Summary

The Court accepted Pettinato’s petition for voluntary reciprocal discipline and imposed a ten-day suspension for misconduct that resulted in the same suspension in Florida. The Court held that the ten-day suspension was appropriate despite not generally being available in Georgia because reciprocal discipline should be substantially similar when no party seeks different discipline. It also made the suspension retroactive to the date of the Florida suspension because Pettinato had not practiced in Georgia and the State Bar supported that relief.