Title: Attorney Grievance v. Lewis

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 
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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No. 38 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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September Term, 2013              
NEIL JEROME LEWIS 
 
 
 
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Misc. Docket AG              
Respondent   
 
 
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No. 25 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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September Term, 2014 
 
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ORDER 
 
The Court having considered the Joint Petition for Disbarment By Consent filed herein 
pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-772, whereby Respondent concedes that sufficient evidence exists 
to sustain allegations of misconduct against him in the two referenced disciplinary actions, 
including violations of Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct (MLRPC) 1.1, 1.3, 
1.4, 1.5(c), 1.15(a) & (d) and 8.4(a), (b), (c) & (d) in Misc. Docket AG No. 38, September Term 
2013, and violations of MLRPC 1.15(a) & (d) and 8.4(a), (b), (c) & (d) in Misc. Docket AG No. 
14, September Term 2014; 
 
NOW THEREFORE, it is this 26th day of August , 2014, 
 
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that Neil Jerome Lewis, Respondent, 
be, and he hereby is, disbarred by consent from the practice of law in the State of Maryland, 
effective September 1, 2014; and it is further 
 
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court, in accordance with Rule 16-772(d), shall strike 
the name of Neil Jerome Lewis from the register of attorneys in this Court as of September 1, 
2014 and certify to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland and the 
clerks of all courts in this State that the name of Neil Jerome Lewis has been so stricken; and it is 
further 
 
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ORDERED, that Respondent shall transfer his law practice, excluding his financial 
accounts, to Barry J. Diamond, Esquire on or before the effective date of this Order; and it is 
further 
 
ORDERED, that Respondent shall cooperate with Bar Counsel and/or any conservator 
appointed under Maryland Rule 16-777 to take control of Respondent’s existing attorney trust 
accounts and business operating account, such cooperation to include providing access to all 
financial records set forth in Maryland Rule 16-606.1(d); and it is further 
 
ORDERED, that Respondent agrees to comply with the duties set forth in Maryland Rule 
16-760(c); and it is further 
 
ORDERED, that judgment is hereby entered in favor of the Attorney Grievance 
Commission of Maryland against Neil Jerome Lewis in the amount of $4,541.25. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Glenn T. Harrell, Jr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Judge