Title: Attorney Grievance v. Burghardt

State: maryland

Issuer: Maryland Supreme Court

Document:

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION = * INTHE,
OF MARYLAND * COURT OF APPEALS
+ OF MARYLAND
Petitioner .
* Mise. Docket AG
* No.5.
MIRA SUGARMAN BURGHARDT *
+ September Term, 2014
Respondent .

 

 

‘This matter having come before the Court upon the filing ofa Petition for Disciplinary or
Remedial Action, with attached certified copy of an Order of Term Suspension entered October
9, 2013 (Attachment A), whereby the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffotk County, Massachusetts
ordered the suspension of Mira $. Burghardt from practicing law in the Commonwealth of
‘Massachusetts for a period of one year and one day; and it appearing that said Mira S. Burghardt
| is admitted to the Bar of this Court;

‘NOW, THEREFOR!

 

isthis_24¢h day of _ see

 

2014,

ORDERED, bythe Court of Appeals of Maryland, in accordance with Maryland Rule 16-
773), tat Mira Sugarman Burghardt, Respondent, is hereby suspended, elective immediately,
from the practice of law inthe State of Maryland, pending futher order ofthis Cour; and itis
funder

ORDERED, thatthe Clerk of his Court sal tke the ame of Mira Sugarman
Burghardt from the register of atlomeys in this Court and shall certify that fact othe Trustees of
the Client Protction Fund ofthe Bar of Maryland and the Clerks ofall courts inthis Staten

accordance with Maryland Rule 16-760(e),

Is! Mary Ellen Barbera

Tita? Teds

 

 

 
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
SURFOLK, 88 SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY
No: BD-2013-096

IW RE: Mira 8. Burghardt
‘ORDER OF TERM SUSPENSION

‘This matter came before the Court, Gants, J., on an
formation and Record of Proceedings pursuant to $.J.c. Rule
4:02, § 8(6), with the Recommendation and Vote of the Board of
Bar Overseers and the stipulation of the parties filed by the
Board on October 2, 2013. Upon consideration thereof, it ie

ORDERED that:
1, ‘ira 8. Burghardt ie hereby ouspended fron the

.chusette for a

 

ractice of law in the Commonwealth of Mat
period of one (1) year and one (1) day, In accordance with
5.9.C. Rule 4:02, §17(3), the suspension shall be effective
hixey (30) days after the date of the entry of this Order. The
lawyer, after the entry of thie Order, shall not accept any new
retainer or engage as a lawyer for another in any new case oF
legal matter of any nature. During the period between the entry
Gate of this order and its effective date, however, the lawyer
nay wind up and complete, on behalf of any client, all matters

which were pending on the entry date

Attachment A
Tt is FURTHER ORDERED that:
2, Within fourteen (14) days of the date of entry of this
order, the lawyer shall:

a) file @ notice of withdraval as of the effective
date of the suspension with every court, agency, oF
tribunal before which a matter is pending, together with a
copy of the notices sent pursuant to paragraphs 2(c) and
2(d) of this order, the client's or clients" place of
residence, and the case caption and docket number of the
client's or clients! proceedings:

b) resign as of the effective date of the suspension
‘all appointments as guardian, executor, administrator,
trustee, sttorney-in-fact, or other fiduciary, attaching to
the resignation @ copy of the notices sent to the wards,

heirs, or beneficiaries pursuant to paragraphs 2(c) and

 

2{d) of this Order, the place of residence of the wards,
heirs, or beneficiaries, and the case caption and docket
number of the proceedings, if any;

c) provide notice to all clients and to all wards,
heire, and beneficiaries that the lawyer has been
suspended; that she is disqualified from acting as a lawyer
after the effective date of the suspension; and that, if
not represented by co-counsel, the client, ward, heir, oF

beneficiary should act promptly to substitute another
lawyer or Eiduciary or to seek legal advice elsewhere,
calling attention to any urgency arising from the

circumstances of the c

 

om

€) provide notice to counsel for all parties (or, in
the absence of counsel, the parties) in pending matters
that the lawyer has been suspended and, as a consequence,
is disqualified from acting as a lawer after the effective
“date of the suspension;

fe) make available to all clients being represented
in pending matters any pagers or other property to which
they are entitled, calling attention to any urgency for
obtaining the papers or other property;

f) refund any part of any fees paid in advance that
have not been earned; and

9) close every IOLTA, client, trust or other
fi0.ciary account and properly disburse or otherwise

transfer all client and fiduciary funds in

 

custody oF control.
Al) notices required by this paragraph shall be served by
certified mail, return receipt requested, in a form approved by
the Board.

3. Within twenty-one (21) days after the date of entry of
this order, the lawyer shall file with the Office of the Bar

Counsel an affidavit certifying that the lawyer has fully
complied with the provisions of thie Order and with bar

Appended to the affidavit of compliance

 

@iectplinary rul

 

shall be

a) a copy of each form of notice, the nanes and

 

addresses of the clients, wards, heirs, beneficiaries,

were sent,

 

attorneys, courte and agencies to which notic
and all return receipts or returned mail received up to the
date of the affidavit. supplenental affidavits shall be
filed covering subsequent return receipts and returned
mail, Such names and addresses of clients shall renain
confidential unless otherwise requested in writing by the
lawyer or ordered by the court;

b) a schedule showing the Location, title and account

number of every bank account designated as an ZOLTA,

 

client, trust or other fiduetary account and of every
account in which the lawyer holds or held as of the entry
date of this Order any client, trust or fiduciary funds;
¢) a schedule describing the lawyer's disposition of
ali client and fiduciary funds in the lawyer's possession,
custody or control as of the entry date of this Order or

thereafter;

 

4) such proof of the proper distribution of such
funds and the closing of such accounts as has been

1, including copies of checks

 

requested by the bar count
and other instrument:

 

e) a List of all other state, federal and
adninistrative juriedictiona to which the lawyer is
admitted to practice; and

£) the residence or other street address where
communications to the lawyer may thereafter be directed

The lawyer shall retain copies of all notices sent and shal

maintain complete records of the steps taken to comply with the

vice requirements of $.0.C. Rule 4:01, § 17.

4, Within twenty-one (21) days after the entry date of
thie Order, the lawyer shall file with the Clerk of the Supreme
Judicial coure for Suffolk County

a) a copy of the affidavit of compliance required by
paragraph 3 of this Order;

b) a List of all other state, federal and
administrative jurisdictions to which the lawyer ia
adnitted to practice: and

c) the residence or other street address where

communications to the lawyer may thereafter be directed.

sy the court, (cance, 3.) Zc.

”
Asaietant cD

Arve Copy
ectober 9, 2013