Title: Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Glenn

State: maryland

Issuer: Maryland Supreme Court

Document:

O R D E R 
 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent filed by Bar 
Counsel and Respondent, Robert Edwin Glenn, IV, on July 29, 2024, in the above-
captioned case, in which the parties jointly petition this Court to disbar Respondent 
pursuant to Maryland Rules 19-736 and 19-737, 
WHEREAS, in the joint petition, the parties advise of the following: 
 
2. 
By Order filed May 12, 2023, in Docket No.: 23-218, the 
Supreme Court of Appeals for the State of West Virginia, upon consideration 
of the West Virginia Office Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel’s Petition to 
Accept the Respondent’s Affidavit Consenting to Voluntary Disbarment, 
annulled the Respondent’s license to practice law in the State of West 
Virginia. 
 
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4. 
By Order filed May 31, 2023, in Docket No.: 23-070-127183, 
the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board, upon consideration [of] the 
Respondent’s Affidavit Declaring Consent to Revocation, revoked the 
Respondent’s license to practice law in the [Commonwealth] of Virginia. 
 
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6. 
By Order filed May 31, 2023, in Docket No.: 24-BG-0354, the 
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, upon consideration [of] the 
Commonwealth of Virginia’s Order, disbarred the Respondent[] from the 
practice of law, with reinstatement conditioned upon his reinstatement in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia. 
 
WHEREAS, in the joint petition, Respondent stipulated that the Virginia State Bar 
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE 
COMMISSION OF MARYLAND 
 
 
 
 
v. 
 
ROBERT EDWIN GLENN, IV 
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     IN THE 
 
     SUPREME COURT 
 
     OF MARYLAND 
 
     AG No. 61 
 
     September Term, 2023   
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Disciplinary Board concluded that, over the course of eight years, Respondent improperly 
received over $35,000 from his former law firm as reimbursement for expenses incurred 
while representing a client, that the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board also concluded 
that Respondent used the $35,000 for personal expenses unrelated to client maters, and that 
the Supreme Court of Appeals for the State of West Virginia concluded that Respondent 
sought and received improper reimbursement expenses from his employer, 
WHEREAS, Respondent agrees that his conduct as described in the joint petition 
would violate Maryland Attorneys’ Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(c) and consents to 
disbarment, it is this 29th day of July 2024, 
ORDERED, by the Supreme Court of Maryland, that, the Joint Petition for 
Disbarment by Consent is GRANTED, and Respondent, Robert Edwin Glenn, IV, is 
hereby DISBARRED, effective immediately; and it is further  
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Robert Edwin 
Glenn, IV from the register of attorneys maintained by the Clerk 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/ Shirley M. Watts 
 
     Senior Justice 
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 
2024.07.29 
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