Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Kurtyka

* IN THE ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND * SUPREME COURT * OF MARYLAND v. * AG No. 44 BRIAN MARTIN KURTYKA * September Term, 2023 ORDER Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent, filed by Bar Counsel and Respondent, Brian Martin Kurtyka, on March 18, 2024 in the above-captioned case, in which the parties jointly petition this Court to disbar Respondent pursuant to Rule 19-736, WHEREAS, on February 27, 2024, the Attorney Grievance Commission filed a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action alleging that Respondent had been found guilty of a serious crime within the meaning of Maryland Rule 19-701(t) and 19-738(a), WHEREAS, on February 27, 2024, this Court issued a show cause order pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-738(d) directing Respondent within fifteen days of the date of the order to show cause in writing why he should not be immediately suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland pending further order of this Court and, to date, no response has been received, WHEREAS, in the joint petition, the parties advise that Respondent was charged in the Circuit Court for Washington County in State of Maryland vs. Brian M. Kurtyka, Case No. C-21-CR-22-000725, with two counts of “Embezzlement Misappropriate” and one