Title: Attorney Grievance v. Ugwuonye

State: maryland

Issuer: Maryland Supreme Court

Document:

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION  
 
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IN THE 
OF MARYLAND  
 
 
 
 
 
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COURT OF APPEALS 
     
 
 
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OF MARYLAND 
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Misc. Docket AG No. 29, 
EPHRAIM CHUKWUEMEKA UGWUONYE 
 
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September Term, 2019 
 
ORDER 
 
UPON CONSIDERATION of a certified copy of the Opinion and Order of the 
District of Columbia Court of Appeals dated May 2, 2019, wherein the Respondent, 
Ephraim Chukwuemeka Ugwuonye, was disbarred from the practice of law for violating 
the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct,  the Petition for Disciplinary or 
Remedial Action, filed pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-737; and any Responses to this 
Court’s Show Cause Order dated October 16, 2019, it is this 19th 
day of December, 2019, 
 
 
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent Ephraim 
Chukwuemeka Ugwuonye, be, and hereby is 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 Ephraim 
Chukwuemeka Ugwuonye 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(b). 
 
/s/ Mary Ellen Barbera 
Chief 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 
2019-12-19 15:22-05:00