Title: Attorney Grievance v. Leikus

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 
 
 
Petitioner 
 
 
 
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Misc. Docket AG No. 81 
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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September Term, 2018  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ALEX BENEDICT LEIKUS  
 
 
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Respondent 
 
 
 
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ORDER 
 
 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition of the Attorney Grievance Commission of 
Maryland and the Respondent, Alex Benedict Leikus, to suspend the Respondent indefinitely by 
consent from the practice of law, with the right to petition for reinstatement no sooner than sixty 
(60) days after the effective date of the suspension, it is this 28th day of May, 2019, 
 
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that Alex Benedict Leikus is indefinitely 
suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland, effective June 7, 2019, for engaging 
in professional misconduct in violation of Rules 1.3, 1.15(a) & (d) and 8.4(a) & (d) of the Maryland 
Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct, in effect prior to July 1, 2016, and the same Rules of the 
current Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct at Title 19, Chapter 300, effective July 
1, 2016, and for violations of Maryland Rule 16-606.1, in effect prior to July 1, 2016, and current 
Maryland Rule 19-407, effective July 1, 2016; and it is further 
 
 
ORDERED, that the Respondent may petition this Court for reinstatement no 
sooner than sixty (60) days from the effective date of the suspension; and it is further 
ORDERED, that on June 7, 2019, the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Alex 
Benedict Leikus from the register of attorneys in this Court, notify the Respondent of such action, 
and comply with the notice provisions of Maryland Rule 19-761(b). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Clayton Greene Jr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 
2019-05-28 12:34-04:00