L. Lin Wood, one of the key lawyers who sought to overturn former President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 election loss and faced potential disciplinary action in Georgia as a result, opted to give up his law license in the state.
Mr. Wood officially requested that the State Bar of Georgia transfer his attorney status to “retired” on July 4, according to a letter he posted on the messaging platform Telegram. The request was approved, and two pending disciplinary charges against him were dropped, according to a letter from Georgia’s Office of the General Counsel that Mr. Wood also posted to Telegram.
[That covers his issues Georgia’s state bar. Wood still might have issues with the Fulton County DA’s investigation into the 2020 elections and Team Trump’s actions in attempting to invalidate the state’s results. Those charges are expected in August, assuming they come at all. — Ed]
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