Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Goldstein

* IN THE ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE * COMMISSION OF MARYLAND SUPREME COURT * OF MARYLAND v. * AG No. 35 JEFFREY STEPHEN GOLDSTEIN * September Term, 2023 * ORDER Upon consideration of the Joint Petitions for Disbarment by Consent filed by Bar Counsel and Respondent, Jeffrey Stephen Goldstein, on March 11, 2024 and March 18, 2024, respectively, in the above-captioned case, in which the parties jointly petition this Court to disbar Respondent pursuant to Rule 19-736(b) and advise that Respondent agrees that his conduct as described in the joint petitions violates Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 1.15 (Safekeeping Property) and 8.4(a), (c), and (d) (Misconduct), Maryland Rules 19-407(a)(2) (Attorney Trust Account Record-Keeping) and 19-410(a) and (b) (Prohibited Transactions), and Maryland Code, Business Occupations & Professions § 10-306 and that the appropriate disposition would be disbarment, and request that the Court order Respondent disbarred effective March 31, 2024 or on the date of the order from this Court, whichever is later, it is this 19th day of March 2024, ORDERED that the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent filed on March 11, 2024 has been rendered moot by the filing of the Joint Petition for