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MATTER OF ROBBINS

No. S96Y0196.

469 S.E.2d 191 (1996)

266 Ga. 681

In the Matter of William N. ROBBINS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied May 17, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Smith, III, Gen. Counsel, Steven J. Kaczkowski, Asst. Gen. Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, for State Bar of Georgia.

Karen B. Bragman, Henry M. Perlowski, Arnall, Golden & Gregory, Atlanta, for William N. Robbins.

James Benjamin Durham, Chairperson, Review Panel, Brunswick, for other interested parties.

PER CURIAM.

Respondent William N. Robbins challenges, on First Amendment grounds, Standard 18 of Bar Rule 4-102, prohibiting attorneys from advertising themselves as "specialists" except in limited circumstances. We hold Standard 18 is constitutional because it is sufficiently narrow in scope to achieve its purpose, i.e., to prevent the public from being misled about the qualifications of attorneys. We further hold that Robbins violated Standard 18, and that, under...

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