Case Title: Attorney Grievance v. Silber

Citation: 

Docket Number: 66ag/19

State: maryland

Court: Maryland Supreme Court

Date: 2020-02-28T00:00:00Z

Document:
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION  
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IN THE  
OF MARYLAND  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
 
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COURT OF APPEALS 
 
 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
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OF MARYLAND  
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Misc. Docket AG No. 66,  
LEWIS MAURICE SILBER 
 
 
 
 
 
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September Term, 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
WHEREAS, the parties have filed an Amended Joint Petition for Disbarment by 
Consent pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-736; 
 
WHEREAS, in the Amended Joint Petition, Respondent Lewis Maurice Silber 
admits that, if a hearing were held, there would be sufficient evidence to prove that he 
misappropriated client and third-party funds and thereby violated Rules 1.15(a) and (d), 
and 8.4(c) and (d) of the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct; 
 
WHEREAS, in the Amended Joint Petition, Mr. Silber contends that the 
misappropriation was unintentional and the result of poor accounting practices, but 
nonetheless acknowledges that there is a sufficient factual basis for concluding that he 
violated Rule 8.4(c) (dishonesty); 
 
WHEREAS, this Court has not recognized negligent misappropriation as a basis 
for finding a violation of Rule 8.4(c) and therefore understands Mr. Silber to be 
acknowledging that there is sufficient evidence to prove intentional misappropriation in 
violation of Rule 8.4(c); 
 
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the Amended Joint Petition, it is this 28th day 
of February, 2020,  
 
 
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Lewis 
Maurice Silber, be, and hereby is, disbarred from the practice of law in the State of 
Maryland, and it is further  
 
ORDERED, that the disbarment of Respondent shall not become effective until 120 
days from the date of this Order, so long as Respondent complies with the Monitoring 
Agreement attached to the Amended Joint Petition; and it is further  
 
 
ORDERED, that upon the date of disbarment, the Clerk of this Court shall remove 
the name of Lewis Maurice Silber from the register 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 this State in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-736(d). 
 
  /s/ Mary Ellen Barbera 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge  
Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act  
(§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document 
is authentic.
Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk  
2020-02-28 12:06-05:00