Case Title: Attorney Grievance v. Snyder

Citation: 

Docket Number: 21agr/20

State: maryland

Court: Maryland Supreme Court

Date: 2023-01-20T00:00:00Z

Document:
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE 
COMMISSION OF MARYLAND 
 
 
 
 
v. 
 
STEPHEN LAWRENCE SNYDER 
 
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     IN THE 
 
     SUPREME COURT 
 
     OF MARYLAND 
 
     Misc. Docket AG No. 21 
 
     September Term, 2020     
ORDER 
 
Stephen L. Snyder, the respondent, has filed his motion for appropriate relief 
seeking reinstatement to the practice of law after he was suspended from practice by joint 
motion in October 2020. At that time, Mr. Snyder consented to his suspension from the 
practice of law. In his motion for appropriate relief, he has now withdrawn that consent. 
Bar Counsel has taken no position on Mr. Snyder’s request for reinstatement, and the 
Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action remains pending. Based on the information 
provided by the parties, Mr. Snyder has not been found guilty or convicted of a serious 
crime, such as would be required to impose an immediate temporary suspension under Rule 
19-738, nor has discipline been imposed against Mr. Snyder in any other jurisdiction, nor 
has a hearing judge made findings of fact and conclusions of law concerning the allegations 
of the petition for this Court to review.  This Court therefore currently lacks a basis to 
continue Mr. Snyder’s suspension. 
 
Accordingly, it is this 20th day of January 2023, by the Supreme Court of Maryland, 
a majority of the Court concurring, 
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ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. In granting the motion for reinstatement, 
the Court makes no findings with respect to the still-pending Petition for Disciplinary or 
Remedial Action; and it is further 
  
ORDERED that, pending further order of this Court, Stephen Lawrence Snyder is 
reinstated as a member of the Bar of Maryland; and it is further 
  
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall replace the name Stephen Lawrence 
Snyder on the register of attorneys entitled to practice law in this State and certify that fact 
to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund and the Clerks of all judicial tribunals in this 
State.          
                                           
 
 
    /s/ Matthew J. Fader 
           Chief Justice 
 
 
 
 
*Neither Justice Booth nor Justice Biran participated in the consideration of matter. 
 
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 
2023-01-20 16:00-05:00