Title: Attorney Grievance v. Smith

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. 18 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September Term, 2020 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(No. C-13-CV-20-000528, 
TIMOTHY GUY SMITH 
 
 
 
 
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Circuit Court for Howard  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, Timothy 
Guy Smith, it is this 12th day of November, 2020 
 
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Timothy 
Guy Smith, be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland, 
effective December 31, 2020, for engaging in professional misconduct that violated Rules 
1.4(b), 1.7, 1.8(a), 1.9, 4.1(a)(1), and 8.4(a) and (c) of Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of 
Professional Conduct in effect prior to July 1, 2016; and it is further 
 
ORDERED, that on December 31, 2020, the Clerk of this Court shall strike the 
name of Timothy Guy Smith 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). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Mary Ellen Barbera 
Chief Judge 
E-FILED
Court of Appeals
Suzanne C. Johnson,
Clerk of Court
11/12/2020 1:13 PM
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
2020-11-17 13:21-05:00