Case Title: Attorney Grievance v. Quartey

Citation: 

Docket Number: 5ag/16

State: maryland

Court: Maryland Supreme Court

Date: 2016-12-15T00:00:00Z

Document:
TTORNEY GRIEVANCE 	
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 
COMMISSION OF MARYLAND 	
OF MARYLAND 
Misc. Docket AG No, 5 
September Term, 2016 
DWIN ATTEH QUARTEY 	
Circuit Court for Montgomery Co. 
Case No. 32176-M 
ORDER 
This matter came before the Court on the Joint Petition of the Attorney Grievance 
ommission of Maryland and Respondent, Edwin A. Quartey, to suspend the Respondent from 
he practice of law for a period of six (6) months. The Court having considered the Petition, it is 
his 15th day of December 2016 
ORDERED, that Respondent, Edwin A. Quartey, be and he hereby is suspended from the 
ractice of law in the State of Maryland for a period of six (6) months for violating Rules 1.1, 
1.3, 3.2, and 8.4(a) and (d) of the Maryland Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct; it is further 
ORDERED, that, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this Order, the Respondent 
hall notify his current clients of his suspension from the practice of law, that he is no longer able 
o provide them legal representation, and that they should seek the assistance of another attorney; 
't is further 
ORDERED, that, no later than twenty (20) days from the date of this Order, the 
espondent shall provide notification to Bar Counsel that he has complied with the foregoing; 
d it is further 
ORDERED, that, the Clerk of the Court shall remove the name Edwin A. Quartey from 
he register of attorneys in the Court and certify that fact to the Client Protection Fund of the Bar 
f Maryland and all Clerks of all judicial tribunals in this State in accordance with Maryland 
ule 19- 736(d). 
/s/ Mary Ellen Barbera  
Chief Judge