Title: Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Sayadian

State: maryland

Issuer: Maryland Supreme Court

Document:

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE 
COMMISSION OF MARYLAND 
 
 
 
 
v. 
 
NEMA SAYADIAN 
 
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     IN THE 
 
     SUPREME COURT 
 
     OF MARYLAND 
 
     AG No. 24 
 
     September Term, 2023     
O R D E R 
 
 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Indefinite Suspension by Consent, filed 
by Petitioner, the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, and Respondent, Nema 
Sayadian, in which Respondent consents to the imposition of an indefinite suspension from 
the practice of law with the right to apply for reinstatement, conditioned upon the 
satisfactory report of a mental health or substance abuse professional preapproved by Bar 
Counsel, “attesting to the fact that the Respondent has been randomly tested on at least a 
monthly basis and has maintained abstinence from alcohol and opioids, other than 
medication prescribed, for twelve (12) consecutive months preceding the professional’s 
report[,]” it is this 22nd day of December 2023, 
 
ORDERED, by the Supreme Court of Maryland, that, effective immediately, the 
Respondent, Nema Sayadian, be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the 
State of Maryland for violations of Rules 19-301.1; 19-301.2(a); 19-301.3; 19-301.4(a); 
19-305.5(a); and 19-308.4(a) and (d) of the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional 
Conduct; and it is further 
 
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Nema Sayadian 
from the register of attorneys in this Court and shall send notice of this Order 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(a) and (b).  
 
 
      /s/ Shirley M. Watts 
               
 
 
 
 
           Senior Justice 
Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials 
Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this 
document is authentic. 
 
Gregory Hilton, Clerk 
Kisha 
Taylor-Wallace
Digitally signed by Kisha Taylor-Wallace
DN: cn=Kisha Taylor-Wallace c=US l=Annapolis 
o=Court of Appeals, Maryland State 
e=kisha.taylor-wallace@mdcourts.gov
Reason: I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this 
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Date: 2023-12-22 09:08-05:00