Case Title: Attorney Grievance v. Barnwell

Citation: 

Docket Number: 54ag/20

State: maryland

Court: Maryland Supreme Court

Date: 2021-03-03T00:00:00Z

Document:
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION  
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IN THE  
OF MARYLAND  
 
 
 
 
 
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COURT OF APPEALS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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OF MARYLAND 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Misc. Docket AG No. 54 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September Term, 2020 
SARAH RUTH BARNWELL 
 
 
 
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(No. 484294-V, Circuit 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Court for Montgomery 
County) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ORDER 
 
 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition of the Attorney Grievance Commission of 
Maryland and Respondent, Sarah Ruth Barnwell, to suspend the Respondent from the 
practice of law for 60 days for violations of Rules 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.15(a) and (c), 1.16(d), 
and 8.4(a) and (d) of the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct and Maryland 
Rule 19-410, it is this 3rd day of March, 2021 
 
 
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that effective April 2, 2021, the 
Respondent, Sarah Ruth Barnwell, be suspended from the practice of law for 60 days, and it 
is further 
 
 
ORDERED, that, effective April 2, 2021, the Clerk of this Court shall remove the 
name of Sarah Ruth Barnwell from the register of attorneys in this 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. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   /s/ Robert N. McDonald 
 Senior Judge 
Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal 
Materials Act 
(§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic. 
 
 
 
 
 
Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk 
2021-03-03 
14:59-05:00