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.
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