Title: Attorney Grievance v. Wertkin

State: maryland

Issuer: Maryland Supreme Court

Document:

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ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION
*
IN THE
OF MARYLAND
COURT OF APPEALS
*
OF MARYLAND
Petitioner,
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Misc. Docket AG
V.
N0.
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September Term, 20 1 7
JEFFREY ADAM WERTKIN
Respondent.
ORDER
This matter came before the Court on the Joint Petition ofthe Attorney Grievance
Commission
of Maryland
and
Respondent,
Jeffrey Adam
Wertkin,
t0
disbar
the
Respondent from the practice of law. The Court having considered the Petition,
it is this
day of
, 201 8, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland;
ORDERED, that Respondent, Jeffrey Adam Wertkin, be, and he hereby is, disbarred
from the practice of law in the State 0f Maryland for violation of Rule 8.4(b), (c) and (d)
0f the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct and Rules 19-308.4(b), (c) and
(d) of the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules 0f Professional Conduct; and
it is further
ORDERED, that the Clerk 0f this Court shall remove the name of Jeffrey Adam
Wertkin from the register of attorneys in this Court and certify that fact to the Trustees of
the Client Protection Fund ofthe Bar ofMaryland and all Clerks 0f all judicial tribunals in
this State in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-736(d).
Senior Judge
January
/s/ Clayton Greene Jr.
16th