Title: Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Luke

State: maryland

Issuer: Maryland Supreme Court

Document:

O R D E R 
 
 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Reprimand filed by the Petitioner, the 
Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, and Respondent, Purcell S. Luke, on 
August 29, 2023, in the above-captioned case, in which the parties advise that the 
Respondent agrees that his conduct, as described in the Joint Petition, violated Rules 1.1 
(competence), 1.3 (diligence), 1.4(a) and (b) (communication), 1.15 (safekeeping 
property), 1.16(d) (declining or terminating representation), 8.1(b) (disciplinary matters) 
and 8.4(d) (misconduct) of the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct and 
that the Respondent consents to a reprimand as the appropriate sanction, it is this 1st day 
of September 2023 
 
ORDERED, by the Supreme Court of Maryland, that the Respondent, Purcell S. 
Luke, is REPRIMANDED for violating Rules 1.1 (competence), 1.3 (diligence), 1.4(a) and 
(b) (communication), 1.15 (safekeeping property), 1.16(d) (declining or terminating 
representation), 8.1(b) (disciplinary matters) and 8.4(d) (misconduct) of the Maryland 
Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        /s/ Michele D. Hotten 
 
        Justice 
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE 
COMMISSION OF MARYLAND 
 
 
 
 
v. 
 
PURCELL S. LUKE 
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     IN THE 
 
     SUPREME COURT 
 
     OF MARYLAND 
 
     AG No. 83 
 
     September Term, 2022     
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 
2023-09-01 
16:30-04:00