The Brief
- The Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously disbarred Decatur-based attorney William Taylor Payne on Oct. 14.
- Payne entered an Alford plea to a felony RICO charge after stealing over $170,000 in data from DeKalb County police.
- State bar officials cited a lack of remorse and dishonest motives as key factors in the decision to strip his law license.
DECATUR, Ga. – The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred a Decatur lawyer on Oct. 14 after he pleaded guilty to stealing data from the DeKalb County Police Department to recruit personal injury clients.
What we know:
The state high court unanimously stripped William Taylor Payne of his law license on Oct. 14 following disciplinary action by the State Bar of Georgia. …