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Attorney Grievance Commission v. McLain

456 Md. 245 (2017) · Court of Appeals of Maryland

Court of Appeals of MarylandDisposition: Other✓ Good law

HoldingThis matter came before the Court of Appeals of Maryland on a Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent filed by the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the respondent, William Gordon McLain, IV.

ORDER The Court of Appeals of Maryland, having considered the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent filed by Petitioner, the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, and Respondent, William Gordon McLain, rv, it is this 25th day of October, 2017; ORDERED, that William Gordon McLain, IV, be, and he is hereby, disbarred, effective immediately, from the further practice of law in the State of Maryland for violating Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct 8.1(a), 8.4(b) and (c); and it is further ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of William Gordon McLain, IV, from the register of attorneys, and pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-761, shall certify the fact to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund and the clerks of all judicial tribunals in the State.