Title: Attorney Grievance v. Joyner

State: maryland

Issuer: Maryland Supreme Court

Document:

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION
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IN THE
OF MARYLAND
COURT OF AP PEALS
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OF MARYLAND
Petitioner
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Misc. AG Docket
v.
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No. 77
JAMES E. JOYNER
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September Term 2002
Respondent
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Circu it Court for Prin ce Ge orge’s
County, Case No. CAE02-27296
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ORDER
The Court having considered the joint petition of the Attorney Grievance Commission
of Maryland and the Respondent, James E. Joyner, to suspend the Respondent from the
practice of law in the State of Maryland for a period of nine (9) months, it is the 4th day of
September, 2003,
ORDE RED, by th e Court of App eals of Maryla nd, that the jo int petition be , and it is
hereby granted, and the Respondent, James E. Joyner, is suspended from the practice of law
in this S tate of Ma ryland  for a period  of nine (9 ) mon ths; an d it is furth er,
ORDE RED, prior to h is reinstatem ent to the prac tice of law, Resp ondent sh all: consult
with the La wyers’ Assistan ce Program  of the Marylan d State Ba r Association; retu rn to
Margaret Jo nes to $50 0 fee she paid  to him, an d pay Petition er’s costs related to this
disciplin ary action  in the am ount of $ 710; a nd it is furt her,
ORDERED, Respond ent shall accept no new clients in the interim between the date of
this Ord er and th e date th e suspe nsion b egins;  and it is fu rther.
ORDE RED, tha t the said susp ension sha ll comm ence on S eptemb er 15, 2003 , and it
is further,
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of James E. Joyner from
the register of attorneys, and shall certify that fact to the Trustees of the Clients’ Protection
Fund and the clerks of all judicial tribunals in this State.
       /s/ John C. Eldridge       
  Judge