Opinion
Misc. AG 97-20
06-04-2021
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. CHRISTIAN L. SIMPSON
ORDER
Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for 45-Day Suspension by Consent, filed by the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the Respondent, Christian L. Simpson, pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-736, in which the Respondent admits that he violated Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16, 8.1(a) and (b), and 8.4(c) of the Maryland Attorneys' Rules of Professional Conduct, it is this 4th day of June, 2021
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, four members of the Court concurring, that the Respondent, Christian L. Simpson, be, and he hereby is, suspended from the practice of law for a period of 45 days, effective thirty (30) days from the date of the entry of this Order; and it is further
ORDERED, that on July 6, 2021, the Clerk of this Court shall remove the name Christian L. Simpson from the registry of attorneys in this Court and certify that fact to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland and all Clerks of all judicial tribunals in the State in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761.