Healy surrenders license to practice law, permanently

A Toccoa Attorney has surrendered his license to practice law.

According to the State Bar of Georgia Tim Healy has voluntarily surrendered his license following numerous alleged violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct.

In a release issued on May 4, the State Bar of Georgia writes that Healy, who has been a member of the State Bar since 1979, is the subject of numerous grievances alleging a myriad of violations, many of which are punishable by disbarment.

Later in the release, it reads “although Healy does not admit all of the facts contained in the various grievances, he acknowledges that there is some factual basis to support a finding that he has committed numerous ethical violations.”

In November 2019, before he received any sort of referral from the State Bar, Healy sought and obtained an alcohol and drug evaluation and submitted the written results to the State Bar; although the evaluation provided significant insight into Healy’s condition, it did not include any sort of assessment of Healy’s fitness to practice law.

The Bar then requested that Healy submit to an additional evaluation and that, in the meantime, he discontinue taking new cases and refer or withdraw from all of his open cases; which, Healy agreed to do so.

In December 2019, a healthcare provider confirmed the findings of the earlier assessment and recommends that Healy’s conditions would impair his ability to practice law and would place the public at risk or peril.

Thereafter, Healy undertook additional treatment but ultimately decided, in conjunction with his healthcare providers, that “to facilitate his recovery over the longer term, to maximize his potential to restore himself to good health and otherwise deal with the outstanding grievances,” he would give up the practice of law.

In the release, it states that Healy asserts that he has taken significant steps to wind down his practice, including referring his remaining caseload to other lawyers where possible and withdrawing from all other cases.

The State Bar accepted Healy’s petition, under the condition that he will not seek reinstatement; however, if he does later attempt to be reinstated, he could be prosecuted for the violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct.