Title: Matter of a Member of the Bar: Graham

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

Matter of a Member of the Bar: Graham  Download PDF IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE In the Matter of a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware: ROBERT D. GRAHAM, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 353, 2007 ORDER INTERIM SUSPENSION Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and RIDGELY, Justices. This 18th day of April 2008, it appears to the Court as follows: 1) On July 17, 2007, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ( ODC ) filed a Petition for Interim Suspension pursuant to Rule 16 of the Delaware Lawyers Rules of Disciplinary Procedure against Robert D. Graham, Esquire ( Respondent ). 2) The petition alleged that on February 2, 2006, the Respondent was charged in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia with multiple felony counts. The matter was subsequently transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. 3) The ODC requested the Court hold the petition for interim suspension in abeyance until such time the criminal charges against the Respondent were resolved. 4) On July 17, 2007, this Court ordered the proceedings held in abeyance. 5) On April 8, 2008, the ODC notified the Court that the Respondent had been found guilty of all felony counts. 6) The ODC notified the Court that the Respondent did not oppose the entry of an order of interim suspension. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: (1) Robert D. Graham, Esquire is immediately suspended from the practice of law in this State pending the final disposition of this matter pursuant to the Delaware Lawyers Rules of Disciplinary Procedure; and (2) this Order shall be made public. BY THE COURT: /s/ Randy J. Holland Justice 2