Lin Wood, a pro-Trump attorney who challenged 2020 election, retires his law license

In this Dec. 2, 2020 file photo, attorney Lin Wood gestures while speaking during a rally in Alpharetta, Ga. Wood has asked officials in his home state of Georgia to retire his law license.

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Lin Wood, a supporter of former President Donald Trump who sought to overturn the 2020 election, had his law license retired in Georgia rather than wait for possible punishment from the state bar’s multiple disciplinary investigations against him.

By Wednesday afternoon, the Georgia State Bar’s website listed Wood as “retired.”

In a letter sent to Georgia Bar officials earlier this week, Wood asked to be allowed to “transfer to Retired Status effective immediately.” He wrote that this move is “irrevocable and permanent” and that he is not permitted to practice law in the state of Georgia or anywhere else outside of representing himself.