Case Title: Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Kurtyka

Citation: 

Docket Number: 44ag/23

State: maryland

Court: Maryland Supreme Court

Date: 2024-03-20T00:00:00Z

Document:
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE 
COMMISSION OF MARYLAND 
 
 
 
 
v. 
 
BRIAN MARTIN KURTYKA 
 
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     IN THE  
 
     SUPREME COURT  
 
     OF MARYLAND 
 
     AG No. 44 
 
     September Term, 2023    
O R D E R 
 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent, filed by Bar 
Counsel and Respondent, Brian Martin Kurtyka, on March 18, 2024 in the above-captioned 
case, in which the parties jointly petition this Court to disbar Respondent pursuant to Rule 
19-736, 
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2024, the Attorney Grievance Commission filed a 
Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action alleging that Respondent had been found 
guilty of a serious crime within the meaning of Maryland Rule 19-701(t) and 19-738(a), 
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2024, this Court issued a show cause order pursuant 
to Maryland Rule 19-738(d) directing Respondent within fifteen days of the date of the 
order to show cause in writing why he should not be immediately suspended from the 
practice of law in the State of Maryland pending further order of this Court and, to date, no 
response has been received, 
WHEREAS, in the joint petition, the parties advise that Respondent was charged in 
the Circuit Court for Washington County in State of Maryland vs. Brian M. Kurtyka, Case 
No. C-21-CR-22-000725, with two counts of “Embezzlement Misappropriate” and one 
count of “Forgery, Private Documents,” pled guilty to all three counts on January 16, 2024, 
and was sentenced to fifteen years of incarceration with all but five years suspended and 
five years’ supervised probation with restitution in the amount of $672,354.51 to be paid,  
WHEREAS, the parties advise that Respondent agrees that his conduct as described 
in the joint petition violates Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 
8.4(a), (b), (c), and (d) (misconduct) and that Respondent consents to disbarment, it is this 
20th day of March 2024, 
ORDERED, by the Supreme Court of Maryland, that the Joint Petition for 
Disbarment by Consent is GRANTED, and the Respondent, Brian Martin Kurtyka, is 
DISBARRED, effective immediately; and it is further 
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Brian Martin 
Kurtyka from the register of attorneys in the Court, certify that fact to the Client Protection 
Fund of the Maryland, and send notice to all Clerks of Court and other persons as required 
by Maryland Rule 19-761. 
 
   /s/ Shirley M. Watts 
         Senior Justice  
 
 
 
Kisha 
Taylor-Wallace
Digitally signed by Kisha Taylor-Wallace
DN: cn=Kisha Taylor-Wallace c=US l=Annapolis 
o=Court of Appeals, Maryland State 
e=kisha.taylor-wallace@mdcourts.gov
Reason: I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this
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Date: 2024-03-20 15:38-04:00