Rule 4-208.3. Rejection of Notice of Discipline

(a) In order to reject The Notice of Disciplinethe respondent or the Office of General Counsel must file a Notice of Rejection of the Notice ofDiscipline with the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Georgia within thirty (30) days following serviceof the Notice of Discipline. In the event service was accomplished by certified mail, the respondentshall have thirty-three (33) days from the date the Notice of Discipline was mailed to file theNotice of Rejection.

(b) Any Notice of Rejection by the respondent shall beserved upon the Office of the General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia. Any Notice of Rejectionby the Office of the General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia shall be served upon therespondent. No rejection by the Respondent shall be considered valid unless the Respondent files awritten response to the pending grievance at or before the filing of the rejection. A copy of suchwritten response must also be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court at the time of filing theNotice of Rejection.

(c) The timely filing of a Notice of Rejection shallconstitute an election for the Supreme Court to appoint a Special Master and the matter shallthereafter proceed pursuant to Rules 4-209 through 4-225.