Case Title: Attorney Grievance v. Smith

Citation: 

Docket Number: 11ag/16

State: maryland

Court: Maryland Supreme Court

Date: 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Document:
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE 
COMMISSION OF MARYLAND 
200 Harry Truman Parkway 
Suite 300 
Annapolis, MD 21401 
Petitioner 
V. 
BRUCE MICHAEL SMITH 
Respondent  
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IN THE 
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COURT OF APPEALS 
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OF MARYLAND 
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Misc. Docket AG 
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No. 0011 
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September Term, 2016 
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR 
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BALTIMORE COUNTY 
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Case No. 03-C-16-006867 AG 
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ORDER 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent filed herein pursuant 
to Maryland Rule 19-736, in which Respondent admits he committed professional misconduct in 
violation of Rules IT, 1.3, 1,4(a) and (b), 1.5(a), and 8.4(a)(b)(c) and (d), of the Maryland 
Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct, which were the rules in effect at the time of this 
misconduct, it is this  1st day of  November  ,2016, 
ORDERED, that Respondent, Bruce Michael Smith, be and he is hereby disbarred from 
the practice of law in the State of Maryland; and it is further 
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Bruce Michael Smith 
from the register of attorneys in the Court, notify Respondent in accordance with Maryland Rule 
I9-742(a), and issue notice of such action in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761(6). 
/s/ Clayton Greene jr. 
Senior Judge 
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