Opinion
Misc. Docket AG No. 28 Sept. Term, 2013.
2014-10-3
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. Michael Francis BARNETT.
Circuit Court for Prince George's County; Maureen M. Lamasney, J. James N. Gaither, Assistant Bar Counsel (Glenn M. Grossman, Bar Counsel, Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland), for Petitioner.No argument on behalf of Respondent.
Circuit Court for Prince George's County; Maureen M. Lamasney, J.
James N. Gaither, Assistant Bar Counsel (Glenn M. Grossman, Bar Counsel, Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland), for Petitioner. No argument on behalf of Respondent.
Argued before: BARBERA, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ADKINS, McDONALD and WATTS, JJ. PER CURIAM ORDER.
For reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be filed, it is this 3rd day October 2014,
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Michael Francis Barnett, be, and he is hereby, disbarred, effective immediately, from the further practice of law in the State of Maryland; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Michael Francis Barnett from the register of attorneys, and pursuant to Maryland Rule 16–760(e), shall certify that fact to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund and the clerks of all judicial tribunals in the State; and it is further
ORDERED that Respondent shall pay all costs as taxed by the Clerk of this Court, including the costs of all transcripts, pursuant to Maryland Rule 16–761(b), for which sum judgment is entered in favor of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland against Michael Francis Barnett.