
    S13Y0945.
    IN THE MATTER OF ROBERT E. MALONEY, JR.
    (742 SE2d 738)
    Decided May 6, 2013.
    
      Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel State Bar, William J. Cobb, Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia.
   Per curiam.

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition of Robert E. Maloney, Jr. (State Bar No. 468108), who seeks to voluntarily surrender his license following his conviction for bank fraud in violation of 18 USC § 1344. Maloney, who was admitted to the Bar in 2004, admits that, by his conviction, he has violated Rule 8.4 (a) (2) of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. See Bar Rule 4-102 (d). The maximum penalty for a violation of Rule 8.4 (a) (2) is disbarment. The State Bar recommends that we accept the petition, stating that the Bar believes that a voluntary surrender is in the best interests of both the Bar and the public. Upon our review of the record, we agree that a voluntary surrender is appropriate.

Accordingly, we accept the voluntary surrender of the license, which is tantamount to disbarment. The name of Robert E. Maloney, Jr., is hereby removed from the rolls of persons entitled to practice law in the State of Georgia. Maloney is reminded of his duties under Bar Rule 4-219 (c).

Voluntary surrender of license accepted.

All the Justices concur. 
      
       Maloney was convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, in which he entered a plea of guilty.
     