Lin Wood, a high-profile Georgia lawyer who embraced and promoted former President Donald Trump's bogus 2020 election claims, told the state bar he was retiring amid disciplinary probes.
"I understand that this request is unqualified, irreversible and permanent," Wood, 70, said in a letter to the State Bar of Georgia seeking to be transferred to "Retired Status."
"I further understand and acknowledge that if granted Retired Status I am prohibited from practicing law in this state and in any other state or jurisdiction and that I may not reapply for admission," he wrote in the letter, which he posted on his Telegram account.
Officials in Georgia had been weighing whether to disbar Wood, who was involved in legal challenges seeking to overturn the results of the last presidential election. It held a disciplinary trial this year.
Wood sued the state bar last year, claiming its request that he undergo a mental health evaluation as part of its probe violated his constitutional rights, but a federal appeals court tossed that ruling out, saying he failed to show there was “bad faith” behind the request.
Because he was the subject of disciplinary proceedings, Wood needed permission from the bar's Office of General Counsel to resign.
In an email responding to questions, Wood said Wednesday that "the State Bar of Georgia approved my request and I am now officially RETIRED."
As a result, he said, the bar's "disciplinary proceedings against me will be dismissed."
"I publicly announced...
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