In re William George Gammon III

            On July 26, 2012, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed an agreed interlocutory order of suspension against Houston attorney William George Gammon III, 51, State Bar of Texas Card No. 07611300. On or about December 14, 2011, Gammon pled guilty to one count of Possession of Child Pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§2252A(a)(5)(B) and 2252A(b)(2), AN Intentional Crime as defined in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, in case number H-10-340 styled, The United States of America v. William George Gammon, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. Gammon was sentenced to 48 months in the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons Upon his release, Gammon shall be supervised for life with special conditions as a sex offender. He was also ordered to pay an assessment of $100.00 and restitution in the amount of $375,000.00. Gammon has appealed his criminal conviction The Board retains jurisdiction to enter a final judgment when the criminal appeal is final. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed Mr. Gammon's conviction and issued a mandate on May 21, 2013.  The Commission for Lawyer Discipline of the State Bar of Texas filed a motion for entry of judgment of disbarment on June 6, 2013. On October 14, 2013, the Supreme Court of Texas accepted Mr. Gammon's resignation from the practice of law by Misc. Docket No. 13-9143. The Board of Disciplinary Appeals dismissed the Motion for Entry of Judgment of Disbarment as moot on October 24, 2013. BODA cause number 50072.

This action does not refer to Austin attorney William B. Gammon, 62, State Bar of Texas Card No.07611280.