Case Title: Attorney Grievance v. McClain

Citation: 

Docket Number: 8ag/17

State: maryland

Court: Maryland Supreme Court

Date: 2017-10-25T00:00:00Z

Document:
Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. William Gordon McLain, IV 
[Misc. Docket AG, No. 8, September Term, 2017] 
 
William Gordon McLain, IV has been disbarred by consent, effective immediately by an Order 
of the Court, dated October 25, 2017. 
 
 
 
 
 
William Gordon McLain, IV has been disbarred by consent, effective immediately from the 
further practice of law in the State, and his name as an attorney at law has been stricken from the 
register of attorneys in this Court (Maryland Rule 19-761). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE 	
IN THE 
COMMISSION OF MARYLAND 	 COURT OF APPEALS 
• 
OF MARYLAND 
Petitioner 
• 
Misc. Docket AG 
v. 	
• 	
No. 0008 
• 
September Term, 2017 
WILLIAM GORDON MCLAIN, IV 
Respondent 
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ORDER 
The Court of Appeals of Maryland, having considered the Joint Petition for 
Disbarment by Consent filed by Petitioner, the Attorney Grievance Commission of 
Maryland, and Respondent, William Gordon McLain, IV, it is this 	
25th 	
day of 
October, 2017; 
ORDERED, that William Gordon McLain, IV, be, and he is hereby, disbarred, 
effective immediately, from the further practice of law in the State of Maryland for 
violating Maryland Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct 8.1(a), 8.4(b) and (c); and it 
is further 
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of William Gordon 
McLain, IV, from the register of attorneys, and pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-761, shall 
certify the fact to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund and the clerks of all judicial 
tribunals in the State. 
/s/ Clayton Greene Jr. 
 
Senior Judge