Case Title: Attorney Grievance v. Petros

Citation: 

Docket Number: 25ag/16

State: maryland

Court: Maryland Supreme Court

Date: 2017-01-20T00:00:00Z

Document:
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 
OF MARYLAND 	
• OF MARYLAND 
Petitioner 	
• Misc. Docket AG 
• No. 25 
v. 	
t September Term, 2016 
GEORGE ZACHARIAS PETROS 	
• Circuit Court for 
• Prince George's County 
Respondent 	
Case No. CAE16-30103 
ORDER 
This matter came before the Court on the Joint Petition of the Attorney Grievance 
Commission and the Respondent, George Zacharias Petros, to indefinitely suspend the 
Respondent from the practice of law with the right to reapply in six months, subject to the 
condition set forth in the Petition, for violations of former Maryland Lawyers' Rules of 
Professional Conduct, Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.15(a)(c) and (d), 8.4(a) and 8.4(d), as well as 
Maryland Rule 16-606.1 and Maryland Code Business Occupations and Professions Article § 
10-306. The Court having considered the Joint Petition, it is this 20th day of January, 2017; 
ORDERED, that Respondent, George Zacharias Petros, be and he is hereby indefinitely 
suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland with the right to reapply no sooner 
than six months from the effective date of the suspension; and it is further, 
ORDERED, that this Order shall be effective thirty days from the date of entry; and it is 
further, 
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall remove the name of George Zacharias 
Petros from the register of attorneys in the Court and certify that fact to the Client Protection 
Fund of the Bar of Maryland and all Clerks of all judicial tribunals in this State in accordance 
with Maryland Rule 19-736(d). 
/s/ Clayton Greene Jr. 
Senior Judge