Title: Attorney Grievance v. Okedi

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. 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September Term, 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(No. C-03-CV-19-001428, 
GINIKANWA CHINAEMEREM OKEDI 
 
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Circuit Court for  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Baltimore County) 
 
O R D E R 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Indefinite Suspension by Consent 
filed by the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the Respondent, 
Ginikanwa Chinaemerem Okedi, it is this 16th day of November, 2020 
 
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Ginikanwa 
Chinaemerem Okedi, be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the State of 
Maryland, effective December 16, 2020, for engaging in professional misconduct that 
violated Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.15, 3.3, 3.4, 5.5, 7.1, 7.5 and 8.4(a), (c) and (d) of the Rules 
of Professional Conduct; and it is further 
 
ORDERED, that on December 16, 2020, the Clerk of this Court shall strike the 
name of Ginikanwa Chinaemerem Okedi 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 
the Clerks of all judicial tribunals in this State in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761(b); 
and it is further 
 
ORDERED, that the Respondent shall pay $4,044.97 towards the costs associated 
with this matter and consents to the entry of a judgment in that amount in favor of the 
Petitioner if these costs are not paid within thirty days of the effective date of the indefinite 
suspension. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 /s/ Robert N. McDonald 
Senior 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  
Suzanne Johnson
2020-11-16 10:46-05:00