Title: Attorney Grievance v. Simpson

State: maryland

Issuer: Maryland Supreme Court

Document:

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION  
* 
IN THE  
OF MARYLAND  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
 
* 
COURT OF APPEALS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
* 
OF MARYLAND  
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* 
Misc. Docket AG No. 97  
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
CHRISTIAN L. SIMPSON 
 
 
 
*        September Term, 2020 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for 45-Day Suspension by Consent, filed by 
the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the Respondent, Christian L. Simpson, 
pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-736, in which the Respondent admits that he violated Rules 
1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16, 8.1(a) and (b), and 8.4(c) of the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional 
Conduct, it is this 4th day of June, 2021 
 
 
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, four members of the Court 
concurring, that the Respondent, Christian L. Simpson, be, and he hereby is, suspended from 
the practice of law for a period of 45 days, effective thirty (30) days from the date of the entry 
of this Order; and it is further 
 
 
ORDERED, that on July 6, 2021, the Clerk of this Court shall remove the name 
Christian L. Simpson from the registry 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 the State in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761. 
 
 
 
/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 
2021-06-04 14:26-04:00