Opinion ID: 2362113
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Violation of MRPC 8.4(a), (c) and (d)

Text: Maryland Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4 Misconduct. It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to: (a) violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through acts of another;.... (c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation; (d) engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice;.... Respondent's exceptions to Judge Harrington's conclusion that he violated MRPC 8.4(a), (c), and (d) are merely a reiteration of the exceptions he asserted supra. Having already sustained Judge Harrington's conclusions that Respondent violated MRPC 1.7(b), 3.3(a)(1), 5.5(a), 7.1, and 7.5(a) and (b), we conclude that Judge Harrington was presented with clear and convincing evidence from which to determine that Respondent violated MRPC 8.4(a), (c), and (d). [26]