In the Matter of David John Pettinato

Summary

The Court accepted Pettinato’s petition for voluntary reciprocal discipline and imposed a ten-day suspension matching the suspension imposed in Florida for misconduct involving an undisclosed prior relationship with a proposed appraiser and an untimely correction of false deposition testimony. Although a ten-day suspension is generally unavailable in Georgia, the Court found it appropriate under the reciprocal-discipline rule because neither party objected and no different discipline was warranted. The suspension was made retroactive to the date of the Florida suspension because Pettinato had not practiced law in Georgia and the State Bar supported that relief.