Case Title: Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Bigham

Citation: 

Docket Number: 80ag/22

State: maryland

Court: Maryland Supreme Court

Date: 2023-07-17T00:00:00Z

Document:
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE 
COMMISSION OF MARYLAND 
 
 
 
 
v. 
 
ELLEN F. BIGHAM 
 
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     IN THE 
 
     SUPREME COURT 
 
     OF MARYLAND 
 
     AG Docket No. 80 
 
     September Term, 2022     
O R D E R 
 
 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Indefinite Suspension by Consent with 
the Right to Petition for Reinstatement After Two Years, filed by Petitioner, the Attorney 
Grievance Commission of Maryland and Respondent, Ellen F. Bigham, it is this 17th day 
of July, 2023, by the Supreme Court of Maryland, 
 
ORDERED that the joint petition is GRANTED; and it is further 
 
ORDERED, that the Respondent, Ellen F. Bigham, is indefinitely suspended from 
the practice of law in the State of Maryland with the right to petition for reinstatement after 
two years for violations of Rules 1.15, 8.1(a) and (b), 8.4(a), (c) and (d) of the Rules of 
Professional Conduct; Maryland Rules 19-403 and 19-404; and 8 C.F.R. §1003.102(a)(l), 
(c), (n), (o), (p), (q)(2)-(3), and (r); and it is further 
 
ORDERED that, the Clerk of this Court shall remove the name of Ellen F. Bigham 
from the register of attorneys in the 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 19-761(b).  
 
       /s/ Michele D. Hotten 
               
 
 
 
 
     
       Justice 
Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials 
Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this 
document is authentic. 
 
Gregory Hilton, Clerk 
2023-07-17 09:28-04:00