Title: Attorney Grievance v. Capristo

State: maryland

Issuer: Maryland Supreme Court

Document:

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * 
IN THE  
OF MARYLAND  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
* 
COURT OF APPEALS 
 
 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
    
 
* 
OF MARYLAND  
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* 
Misc. Docket AG No. 77,  
JOSEPH C. CAPRISTO  
    
 
 
September Term, 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition of the Attorney Grievance Commission of 
Maryland and Respondent, Joseph C. Capristo, to indefinitely suspend the Respondent 
from the practice of law with the right to petition for reinstatement in 90 days for violations 
of Rules 1.1, 1.15(a) and (d), 5.3(a) and (b), 8.4(a) and (d), and 19-407(b) of the Maryland 
Rules of Professional Conduct, it is this 20th day of March, 2020, 
 
 
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Joseph C. 
Capristo, be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland, 
effective June 19, 2020, with a right to petition for reinstatement after ninety days; and it 
is further; 
 
 
ORDERED, that, on June 19, 2020, the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of 
Joseph C. Capristo 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 19-762(b).                                              
 
 
       /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
2020-03-20 11:54-04:00