Attorney Grievance Commission v. Powers

ORDER The Attorney Grievance Commission charged Petitioner, Van Stuart Powers, with multiple violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility. The Court referred the matter to the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County (G.R. Hovey, Johnson, J.) for an evidentiary hearing. Judge Johnson conducted a hearing and filed recommended findings of fact and conclusions of law which were then transmitted with the record to the Court of Appeals. After considering exceptions, recommendations and argument by the parties, the Court ordered that the Petitioner be indefinitely suspended with the right to apply for reinstatement after ninety (90) days upon a showing of compliance with certain specified conditions.

Attorney Grievance Commission v. Powers, 314 Md. 484 , 551 A.2d 465 (1989). The Petitioner subsequently petitioned for readmission and, after an evidentiary hearing on the petition in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County followed by argument before this Court, this Court denied the petition on September 10, 1990 without prejudice to the right of the ⁵⁴⁴ Petitioner to file another petition for termination of his indefinite suspension not earlier than ninety (90) days after September 10, 1990. On December 13,1990, the Petitioner again petitioned the Court for reinstatement. Bar Counsel in response stated he had no objection to Petitioner’s reinstatement provided he comply with the conditions set forth in