PER CURIAM.
This matter is before the Court on the Petition for Voluntary Discipline filed by Respondent Melvin Ricks
In each of the three actions Ricks accepted money to represent a client in separate domestic relations matters and either performed none, or only some, of the work. In each case Ricks admits he did not complete the work for which he was retained, did not communicate with his client and did not refund the client's fee. In mitigation of his actions, Ricks explains that he began to suffer from debilitating depression during this time period and, while he sought treatment, he did not take the prescribed medication or follow through with a therapist. His family obtained inpatient treatment for him at an institution where he was diagnosed as suffering from severe depression and bi-polar illness. Although his condition did not improve after the ten-day inpatient treatment, Ricks cooperated with the State Bar's Lawyer's Assistance Program, which referred him to a therapist who referred him to a county mental health facility where he continued to receive treatment. He has relocated to California to be near family and is being treated there by a doctor through a county mental health department and a wellness center. Ricks states he has been candid with the State Bar about his mental illness, has provided records from his treatment providers, accepts responsibility for his misconduct, and has no prior disciplinary history. Ricks asks for the imposition of not less than a one-year suspension from the practice of law in Georgia, with reinstatement conditioned on him providing: a psychiatric evaluation performed by a psychiatrist in Georgia whose credentials are acceptable to the Office of General Counsel of the State Bar; a certification of his fitness to practice law from the psychiatrist who performs the evaluation; and proof of payment of restitution to the three affected clients in the amounts set forth in Ricks' petition ($350, $450, and $700).
We have reviewed the record and agree that a suspension of no less than one year, with reinstatement conditioned as set forth above, is an appropriate sanction in this case. See In the Matter of LeDoux, 288 Ga. 777, 707 S.E.2d 88 (2011); In the Matter of Gilley, 287 Ga. 584, 697 S.E.2d 833 (2010) (indefinite suspensions with reinstatements conditioned on meeting specified criteria for violations of Rules 1.3, 1.4, 1.16(a), among others). Accordingly, we hereby order that Melvin Ricks be suspended from the practice of law in the State of Georgia for a period of no less than one year from the date of this opinion, and that he comply with the conditions described above in order to be reinstated. He is reminded of his duties under Bar Rule 4-219(c).
Indefinite suspension with conditions for reinstatement.
All the Justices concur.