Case Title: Attorney Grievance v. Moore

Citation: 

Docket Number: 76ag/17

State: maryland

Court: Maryland Supreme Court

Date: 2018-05-17T00:00:00Z

Document:
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION 
OF MARYLAND 
Petitioner, 
V. 
RICHARD WELLS MOORE 
IN THE 
COURT OF APPEALS 
OF MARYLAND 
Misc. Docket AG No. 76 
September Term 2017 
Respondent. 
ORDER 
This matter came before the Court on the Joint Petition of the Attorney Grievance 
Commission of Maryland and Respondent, Richard Wells Moore to disbar the Respondent from 
the practice of law for violations of Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.15, 5.3, 5.5(a) and 8.4(a)-(d), of 
the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct. The Court having considered the Petition, and the 
record herein, it is this 17th day of May, 2018, hereby 
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Richard Wells 
Moore, be disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Maryland, effective May 31, 2018; 
and it is further, 
ORDERED, that on May 31, 2018, the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of 
Richard Wells Moore from the register of attorneys in the 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 19-762(6). 
/s/ Clayton Greene Jr.  
Senior Judge