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Attorney Grievance Comm'n of Md. v. Discavage

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Jun 2, 2022
Misc. AG 35-2021 (Md. Jun. 2, 2022)

Opinion

Misc. AG 35-2021

06-02-2022

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. JOHN ROBERT DISCAVAGE


Circuit Court for Montgomery County No. C-15-CV-21-000239

ORDER

MATTHEW J. FADER, CHIEF JUDGE

Upon consideration of the Joint Petition of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the Respondent, John Robert Discavage, to suspend the Respondent from the practice of law in Maryland for six months, stayed in favor of one year probation with terms, for violating Rule 1.1 (competence), Rule 1.4(a)(1), (a) (4) and (b) (communication), Rule 1.7 (conflict of interest - general rule), Rule 1.9(a) (duties to former clients), Rule 1.16(a)(1) (declining or terminating representation), Rule 8.4 (a) and (d) (misconduct) of the Maryland Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct, it is this 2nd day of June, 2022

ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, a majority concurring, that the Respondent, John Robert Discavage, be suspended for six months from the practice of law in the State of Maryland; and it is further

ORDERED, that, the suspension be, and hereby is, STAYED in favor of one year of probation with the terms contained in the Probation Agreement.


Summaries of

Attorney Grievance Comm'n of Md. v. Discavage

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Jun 2, 2022
Misc. AG 35-2021 (Md. Jun. 2, 2022)
Case details for

Attorney Grievance Comm'n of Md. v. Discavage

Case Details

Full title:ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. JOHN ROBERT DISCAVAGE

Court:Court of Appeals of Maryland

Date published: Jun 2, 2022

Citations

Misc. AG 35-2021 (Md. Jun. 2, 2022)