Attorney Grievance Commission v. Burghardt

ORDER This matter having come before the Court upon the filing of a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action, with attached ¹²² certified copy of an Order of Term Suspension entered October 9, 2013 (Attachment A), whereby the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County, Massachusetts ordered the suspension of Mira S. Burghardt from practicing law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a period of one year and one day; and it appearing that said Mira S. Burghardt is admitted to the Bar of this Court; NOW, THEREFORE, it is this 24th day of September, 2014, ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, in accordance with Maryland Rule 16-773(d), that Mira Sugarman Burghardt, Respondent, is hereby suspended, effective immediately, from the practice of law in the State of Maryland, pending further order of this Court; and it is further ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Mira Sugarman Burghardt from the register of attorneys in this Court and shall certify that fact to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland and the Clerks of all courts in this State in accordance with Maryland Rule 16-760(e). ¹²³ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, SS. SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT FOR SUFFOLK COUNT’* NO; BD-2013-096 IN RE; Mira S. Burghardt ORDER OF TERM SUSPENSION This matter came before the Court, Gants, J., on an .'.ormation and Record of Proceedings pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 4;01, § 8(6), with the Recommendation and Vote of the Board of Bar Overseers and the stipulation of the parties filed by the Board on October 2, 2013. Upon consideration thereof, it, is ORDERED that; 1. Mira S. Burghardt is hereby suspended from the Practice of lav/ in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a period of one (1) year and one (1) day.

In accordance with S.J.C. Rule 4:01, §37(3), the suspension shall be effective thirty (30) days after the date of the entry of this Older. The lawyer, after the entry of this Order, shall not accept any new retainer or engage as a lawyer for another in any new ca^e or legal matter of any nature, During the period between the entry date of this Order and its effective date, however, the lawyer may wind up and complete, on behalf of any client, all matters which were pending on the entry date. Attachment A ¹²⁴ It is FURTHER ORDERED that: 2. Within fourteen (14) days of the date of entry of this Order, the lawyer shall; a) file a notice of withdrawal as of the effective date of the suspension with every court, agency, or tribunal before which a matter is pending, together with a copy of the notices sent pursuant to paragraphs 2(c) and 2(d) of this Order, the client's or clients' place of residence, and the case caption and docket number of the client's or clients' proceedings; b) resign as of the effective date of the suspension all appointments as guardian, executor, administrator, trustee, attorney-in-fact, or other fiduciary, attaching to the resignation a copy of the notices sent to the wards, heirs, or beneficiaries pursuant to paragraphs 2(c) and 2(d) of this Order, the place of residence of the wards, heirs, or beneficiaries, and the case caption and docket number of the proceedings, if any; c) provide notice to all clients and to all wards, heirs, and beneficiaries that the lawyer has been suspended; that she is disqualified from acting as a lawyer after the effective date of the