Attorney Grievance v. Roberts

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE OF MARYLAND * COURT OF APPEALS v. * OF MARYLAND * Misc. Docket AG No. 4 September Term, 2022 RACHAEL LEE ROBERTS * (No. C-12-CV-22-000179, * Circuit Court for Harford County ORDER Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent filed on October 4, 2022, by the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, Petitioner, and Rachael Lee Roberts, Respondent, in which the parties jointly petition the Court to disbar Respondent, WHEREAS, in the Joint Petition, the parties advise that after being served with a Petition for Disciplinary and Remedial Action and discovery, Respondent failed to file an answer and the Circuit Court for Harford County entered an order of default, WHEREAS, thereafter, according to the Joint Petition, Petitioner and Respondent appeared for a hearing and the hearing judge admitted into evidence the Petitioner’s Request for Admissions, WHEREAS, in the Joint Petition, the parties agree that evidence admitted at the hearing established conduct that violates Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence), 1.3 (diligence), 1.4(a) and (b) (communication), 8.1(a) and (b) (bar admission and disciplinary matters), and 8.4(a), (b), (c), and (d) (misconduct), WHEREAS,