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Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Jerome P. Johnson, Misc. Docket AG No.
36, September Term 2017. Opinion by Hotten, J.

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE — SANCTIONS — DISBARMENT
The Court of Appeals disbarred Respondent, Jerome P. Johnson, who violated Maryland
Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct 19-301.15, 19-407, 19-308.1, and 19-308.4.
These violations stemmed from Respondent’s failure to properly manage his attorney trust
account and Respondent’s failure to promptly and sufficiently respond to Bar Counsel. In
aggregate, Respondent’s violations represent a neglect for his professional responsibilities.
Respondent’s failure to create and maintain records relating to the funds in his trust
account, knowing and repeated failure to respond to Petitioner’s lawful demands for
information in a timely manner, and prejudicial conduct towards the legal profession, in
conjunction with a number of aggravating factors warrants disbarment.
Circuit Court for Harford County
Case No. 12-C-17-002930
Argued: November 2, 2018                                                               IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

                                                                                             OF MARYLAND

                                                                                          Misc. Docket AG No. 36

                                                                                          September Term, 2017

                                                                                   __________________________________

                                                                                        ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE
                                                                                      COMMISSION OF MARYLAND
                                                                                                     v.
                                                                                          JEROME P. JOHNSON
                                                                                   __________________________________

                                                                                        Barbera, C.J.,
                                                                                        Greene,
                                                                                        McDonald,
                                                                                        Watts,
                                                                                        Hotten,
                                                                                        Getty,
                                                                                        *Adkins, Sally D.,
                                                                                        (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned)

                                                                                                   JJ.
                                                                                   __________________________________

                                                                                           Opinion by Hotten, J.

                                                                                   __________________________________

                                                                                          Filed: January 22, 2019

 Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal
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Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk
       On November 3, 2017, the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, acting

through Bar Counsel (“Petitioner”), filed a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action

against Jerome P. Johnson (“Respondent”). After Petitioner had made reasonable efforts

to serve Respondent, Judge Paul W. Ishak of the Circuit Court for Harford County (“the

hearing judge”), authorized substitute service upon the Client Protection Fund pursuant to

Maryland Rule 19-723.

       Respondent failed to file an answer to the petition “within 15 days after a copy of

the petition and order was mailed . . .” as required by Md. Rule 19-724(a)(2). On May 17,

2018, Petitioner filed a Request for Order of Default. See Md. Rule 19-724(c). On May

21, 2018, the hearing judge signed an Order of Default, which included notice that a hearing

would be held on June 29, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

       The clerk of the circuit court issued notice of the entry of default on May 22, 2018.

Respondent did not move to vacate the order within 30 days after its entry. See Md. Rule

2-613(c) and (d). Respondent failed to appear in court on June 29, 2018, when the case

was called for a hearing.

       At the June 29, 2018 hearing, Petitioner submitted an exhibit binder containing

seventeen numbered exhibits that the court received in evidence. The hearing judge

considered the exhibits and averments of the petition, recognizing the prior pronouncement

of the Court of Appeals that “where an order of default has been entered in a [disciplinary]

case and not vacated, the hearing judge may accept the averments in the Petition for

Disciplinary or Remedial Action as admitted and is not obligated to conduct a hearing.”
Attorney Grievance Commission v. Johnson, 450 Md. 621, 642, 150 A.3d 338, 350-51

(2016).

                    THE HEARING JUDGE’S FINDINGS OF FACT

       We summarize the hearing judge’s findings of fact. Respondent was admitted to

the Maryland Bar on June 23, 1998. Pursuant to an Opinion and Order ﬁled December 14,

2016 in Misc. Docket AG No. 68, September Term, 2015, this Court suspended

Respondent from the practice of law in Maryland for one year, effective thirty days from

the date of the opinion. Attorney Grievance Commission v. Johnson, 450 Md. 621, 150

A.3d 338 (2016), reconsideration denied Jan. 19, 2017. Respondent’s one-year suspension

took effect January 13, 2017.1

       The misconduct charges outlined in the present matter involve events that preceded

Respondent’s suspension. During a period of approximately eight months prior to his

suspension, while the disciplinary matter resulting in that suspension was pending,

Respondent repeatedly ignored Petitioner’s inquiries and lawful requests for information

based on PNC Bank’s reported overdraft in Respondent’s attorney trust account, discussed

in detail infra. When Petitioner’s efforts to obtain a response from Respondent proved

fruitless, Petitioner filed the additional disciplinary charges that are currently at issue.

Petitioner’s action was filed after Respondent was suspended from practicing law. As such,

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         As of August 1, 2018, Respondent remains suspended, having filed no petition for
reinstatement.
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these particular allegations were not before us in crafting our sanction of suspension in the

previous Johnson opinion.

       On or about April 21, 2016, Petitioner received a notice from PNC Bank, reporting

an overdraft on Respondent’s Attorney Trust Account (account number ending in 0313).

The reporting form indicated that an item in the amount of $37.54 on February 22, 2016,

caused an overdraft of $30.37.

       On April 28, 2016, Petitioner sent Respondent identical letters by both regular and

certiﬁed mail to the address maintained by Respondent with the Client Protection Fund of

the Bar of Maryland. Petitioner requested a written explanation for the overdraft, as well

as account records speciﬁed in the letter. The envelope containing the certiﬁed letter was

returned to Petitioner “unclaimed” by the post office after two notices were left at the P.O.

Box maintained by Respondent.

       The letter sent by regular mail was not returned and presumably was delivered to

Respondent’s post office box. However, Respondent failed to respond to Petitioner’s April

28, 2016 correspondence.

       On June 6, 2016, Charles E. Miller, IV, an investigator for Petitioner, spoke to

Respondent and received verbal agreement that Respondent would provide a response by

June 10, 2016. Respondent failed to respond by that date.

       On July 12, 2016, Mr. Miller sent Respondent a letter describing their previous

communication and directing him to respond to Petitioner’s overdraft inquiry by July 22,

2016. Respondent failed to respond by that date.

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       On August 15, 2016, following further communication with Mr. Miller, Respondent

faxed copies of his trust account bank statements for the months of February through May

2016, without any written explanation concerning the cause of the February 22, 2016

overdraft. Respondent failed to provide other account records previously requested in

Petitioner’s April 28, 2016 correspondence.

       On August 31, 2016, Petitioner wrote to Respondent and again requested an

explanation for the overdraft, as well as trust account records that attorneys are required to

maintain in accordance with the Maryland Rules. The letter requested a response by

September 16, 2016.

       On September 16, 2016, Respondent emailed a request for a two-week extension in

which he stated that the additional documents requested “will require more time [to]

gather.” By letter dated September 27, Petitioner acknowledged the extension request and

conﬁrmed that a response was due by September 30, 2016. Respondent failed to respond

by September 30.

       On November 14, 2016, Petitioner received a copy of a letter from Respondent dated

September 30, 2016, with an enclosure identiﬁed by Respondent as “my client

chronological transaction record for my trust account which has been requested in your

previous correspondence.” (emphasis in original). The copy of the September 30, 2016

letter received by Petitioner on November 14, 2016, bore a handwritten post-it note on

which Respondent wrote, in part, “Copy of original mailed 9-30-16.”

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               THE HEARING JUDGE’S CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

      Based on the aforementioned findings of fact, the hearing judge concluded that

Respondent violated the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct (“MARPC”)2

19-301.15(a) (Safekeeping Property), 19-407 (Attorney Trust Account Record-Keeping),

19-308.1(b) (Disciplinary Matters), and 19-308.4(a) and (d) (Misconduct). The following

are summaries of the relevant MARPC and the hearing judge’s reasoning for concluding

Respondent violated each part.

Rule 19-301.15 Safekeeping Property (1.15)

      (a) An attorney shall hold property of clients or third persons that is in an
          attorney’s possession in connection with a representation separate from
          the attorney’s own property. Funds shall be kept in a separate account
          maintained pursuant to Title 19, Chapter 400 of the Maryland Rules, and
          records shall be created and maintained in accordance with the Rules in
          that Chapter. Other property shall be identified specifically as such and
          appropriately safeguarded, and records of its receipt and distribution shall
          be created and maintained. Complete records of the account funds and
          of other property shall be kept by the attorney and shall be preserved
          for a period of at least five years after the date the record was
          created.

(emphasis added). The hearing judge concluded that Respondent violated Rule 19-

301.15(a) because he failed to create and maintain records relating to the funds in his

attorney trust account. The hearing judge found that this conclusion was supported by

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         Effective July 1, 2016, the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct
(“MLRPC”) were renamed the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct
(“MARPC”) and re-codified, without substantive change, from Title 16 to Title 19 of the
Maryland Rules. Respondent’s misconduct occurred both prior to, and after the
recodification. We refer to the MARPC for consistency throughout this opinion.
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“Respondent’s inability to produce such records when [Petitioner] requested him to do so

on numerous occasions.” According to the hearing judge, Respondent should have been

able to produce proper records, particularly because the Rule specifies preserving records

for a minimum of five years.

Rule 19-407 Attorney Trust Account Record-Keeping

      (a) Creation of Records. The following records shall be created and
      maintained for the receipt and disbursement of funds of clients or of third
      persons:

      (1) Attorney Trust Account Identification. An identification of all attorney
      trust accounts maintained, including the name of the financial institution,
      account number, account name, date the account was opened, date the
      account was closed, and an agreement with the financial institution
      establishing each account and its interest-bearing nature.

      (2) Deposits and Disbursements. A record for each account that
      chronologically shows all deposits and disbursements, as follows:

         (A) for each deposit, a record made at or near the time of the deposit that
         shows (i) the date of the deposit, (ii) the amount, (iii) the identity of the
         client or third person for whom the funds were deposited, and (iv) the
         purpose of the deposit;

         (B) for each disbursement, including a disbursement made by electronic
         transfer, a record made at or near the time of disbursement that shows (i)
         the date of the disbursement, (ii) the amount, (iii) the payee, (iv) the
         identity of the client or third person for whom the disbursement was made
         (if not the payee), and (v) the purpose of the disbursement;

         (C) for each disbursement made by electronic transfer, a written
         memorandum authorizing the transaction and identifying the attorney
         responsible for the transaction.

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      (3) Client Matter Records. A record for each client matter in which the
      attorney receives funds in trust, as follows:

        (A) for each attorney trust account transaction, a record that shows (i) the
        date of the deposit or disbursement; (ii) the amount of the deposit or
        disbursement; (iii) the purpose for which the funds are intended; (iv) for a
        disbursement, the payee and the check number or other payment
        identification; and (v) the balance of funds remaining in the account in
        connection with the matter; and

        (B) an identification of the person to whom the unused portion of a fee or
        expense deposit is to be returned whenever it is to be returned to a person
        other than the client.

      (4) Record of Funds of the Attorney. A record that identifies the funds of the
      attorney held in each attorney trust account as permitted by Rule 19-408(b).

      (b) Monthly Reconciliation. An attorney shall cause to be created a
      monthly reconciliation of all attorney trust account records, client matter
      records, records of funds of the attorney held in an attorney trust account as
      permitted by Rule 19-408(b), and the adjusted month-end financial
      institution statement balance. The adjusted month-end financial institution
      statement balance is computed by adding subsequent deposits to and
      subtracting subsequent disbursements from the financial institution’s month-
      end statement balance.

      (c) Electronic Records. Whenever the records required by this Rule are
      created or maintained using electronic means, there must be an ability to print
      a paper copy of the records upon a reasonable request to do so.

      (d) Records to be Maintained. Financial institution month-end statements,
      any canceled checks or copies of canceled checks provided with a financial
      institution month-end statement, duplicate deposit slips or deposit receipts
      generated by the financial institution, and records created in accordance with
      section (a) of this Rule shall be maintained for a period of at least five years
      after the date the record was created.
Based on Respondent’s inability to produce the aforementioned records, particularly

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Respondent’s inability to produce a chronological record of all deposits and disbursements

(subsection (a)(2)), individual client matter records (subsection (a)(3)), and financial

institution month-end statements, canceled checks and duplicate deposit slips or deposit

receipts (subsection (d)), the hearing judge found that Respondent violated Rule 19-407.

Rule 19-308.1 Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters (8.1)

      An applicant for admission or reinstatement to the bar, or an attorney in
      connection with a bar admission application or in connection with a
      disciplinary matter, shall not:
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      (b) fail to disclose a fact necessary to correct a misapprehension known by
      the person to have arisen in the matter, or knowingly fail to respond to a
      lawful demand for information from an admissions or disciplinary
      authority, except that this Rule does not require disclosure of information
      otherwise protected by Rule 19-301.6 (1.6).

(emphasis added).    The hearing judge accepted the averments of the petition and

Petitioner’s supporting evidentiary submission, which established that Respondent

knowingly failed to respond to Petitioner’s letters dated April 28 and July 12, 2016. Both

of these letters sought Respondent’s explanation regarding the overdraft of his PNC trust

account and requested records for that account.

      On June 6, 2016, Petitioner’s investigator, Mr. Miller, spoke to Respondent and

received verbal agreement to provide a response by June 10, 2016. Respondent failed to

respond, prompting Mr. Miller to send the July 12 letter, which requested a response by

July 22, 2016. Respondent failed to respond to the July 12 letter, but on August 15,

Respondent did fax copies of monthly bank statements for February through May 2016.

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Respondent did not provide any written explanation or additional records about the bank

statements.

       Respondent failed to reply to Petitioner’s additional letter, dated August 31, 2016,

even after obtaining approval for a September 30 extension to respond. On November 14,

2016, Petitioner received correspondence from Respondent that was not fully responsive

to Petitioner’s requests; furthermore, this correspondence was not timely.

       The hearing judge concluded that Respondent knowingly failed to respond to

 Petitioner’s lawful demands for information in connection with Petitioner’s

 investigation.

Rule 19-308.4 Misconduct (8.4)

       It is professional misconduct for an attorney to:

       (a) violate or attempt to violate the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of
       Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so
       through the acts of another;
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       (d) engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice[.]
       An attorney who “fails to maintain a client trust account in accordance with the

applicable rules commits conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, in violation

of [Rule] 8.4(d).” Attorney Grievance Commission v. Moeller, 427 Md. 66, 74, 46 A.3d

407, 411 (2012). Attorneys may also engage in conduct prejudicial to the administration

of justice when they fail to respond completely and in a timely manner to Bar Counsel’s

requests for information during the investigation of a complaint. See, e.g., Attorney

Grievance Commission v. Rose, 383 Md. 385, 392, 859 A.2d 659, 663 (2004) (quoting the

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hearing judge’s finding that Rose’s “failure to promptly and sufficiently respond to Bar

Counsel’s requests for information [was] ‘conduct prejudicial to the administration of

justice.’”). The hearing judge concluded that Respondent violated Rule 19-308.4(d) by

failing to maintain trust account records and by repeatedly failing to respond to Bar

Counsel’s lawful demands for information.

    Based on the finding of other violations, the hearing judge also concluded that

Respondent violated Rule 19-308.4(a).

Aggravating and Mitigating Factors

      This Court has identified aggravating factors it will consider in determining a

sanction. The Attorney Grievance Commission has the burden of proving these factors by

clear and convincing evidence.      See Md. Rule 19-727(c).        In Attorney Grievance

Commission of Maryland v. Shuler, 443 Md. 494, 506–07, 117 A.3d 38, 46 (2015), this

Court explained that the following aggravating factors should be considered:

      (1) prior attorney discipline; (2) a dishonest or selfish motive; (3) a pattern
      of misconduct; (4) multiple violations of the [MARPC]; (5) bad faith
      obstruction of the attorney discipline proceeding by intentionally failing to
      comply with the Maryland Rules or orders of this Court or the hearing judge;
      (6) submission of false evidence, false statements, or other deceptive
      practices during the attorney discipline proceeding; (7) a refusal to
      acknowledge the misconduct’s wrongful nature; (8) the victim’s
      vulnerability; (9) substantial experience in the practice of law; (10)
      indifference to making restitution or rectifying the misconduct’s
      consequences; (11) illegal conduct, including that involving the use of
      controlled substances; and (12) likelihood of repetition of the misconduct.

      The hearing judge noted that in this Court’s opinion from December 2016, Johnson,

450 Md. at 652, 150 A.3d at 356-57, we found six aggravating factors, four of which

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existed in the case at issue: factor 3 (a pattern of misconduct), factor 4 (multiple violations

of the MARPC), factor 5 (bad faith obstruction of a disciplinary proceeding by refusing to

comply with Bar Counsel’s requests for documents and other information), and factor 9

(substantial experience in the practice of law). The hearing judge also found the existence

of aggravating factor 1 (prior attorney discipline) due to Respondent’s previous suspension.

       This Court has also identified mitigating factors that it will consider in determining

a sanction. Respondent has the burden of proving these factors by a preponderance of the

evidence. See Md. Rule 19-727(c). Mitigating factors include the following:

       Absence of a prior disciplinary record; absence of a dishonest or selfish
       motive; personal or emotional problems; timely good faith efforts to make
       restitution or to rectify consequences of misconduct; full and free disclosure
       to disciplinary board or cooperative attitude toward proceedings;
       inexperience in the practice of law; character or reputation; physical or
       mental disability or impairment; delay in disciplinary proceedings; interim
       rehabilitation; imposition of other penalties or sanctions; remorse; and
       finally, remoteness of prior offenses.

Attorney Grievance Comm’n of Maryland v. White, 448 Md. 33, 73, 136 A.3d 819, 842

(2016). Respondent failed to appear at the evidentiary hearing and therefore, did not

establish any mitigating factors.

                                    STANDARD OF REVIEW

       It is well established that “[t]his Court has original and complete jurisdiction over

attorney discipline proceedings in Maryland.” Attorney Grievance Comm’n of Maryland

v. Hodes, 441 Md. 136, 168, 105 A.3d 533, 552 (2014) (internal quotations omitted). At

all times, Petitioner has the burden of proving the allegations against the Respondent by

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clear and convincing evidence. Attorney Grievance Comm’n of Maryland v. Edib, 415 Md.

696, 706, 4 A.3d 957, 964 (2010); see also Md. Rule 19-727(c). As we have often

explained:

      We conduct an independent review of the record and accept the hearing
      judge’s findings of fact unless they are clearly erroneous. Deference is
      accorded to the hearing judge’s findings, who is in the best position, as the
      fact-finder, to assess the credibility of a witness. Findings of fact to which
      neither party takes exception may be treated by us as conclusively
      established. However, if exceptions are filed, the Court of Appeals shall
      determine whether the findings of fact have been proven by the requisite
      standard of proof outlined in Md. Rule [19–727(c)].[3] We review[,] de novo,
      the hearing judge’s conclusions of law.

White, 448 Md. at 50, 136 A.3d at 828–29 (internal citations, quotations, and
brackets omitted).

                                     DISCUSSION

      Respondent did not present exceptions to the hearing judge’s findings of fact and

conclusions of law, nor did Respondent file anything in opposition to Petitioner’s

averments. We therefore accept the facts as presented.

      We find that the inability of Respondent to produce records of account funds that

were responsive to Petitioner’s request established a violation of Rules 19-301.15(a)

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        This Court in White cited to then-Maryland Rule 16-757(b), which is recodified
as 19-727(c) and provides:

      (c) Burdens of Proof. Bar Counsel has the burden of proving the averments
      of the petition by clear and convincing evidence. If the attorney asserts an
      affirmative defense or a matter of mitigation or extenuation, the attorney has
      the burden of proving the defense or matter by a preponderance of the
      evidence.
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(Safekeeping Property) and 19-407 (Attorney Trust Account Record-Keeping). Petitioner

requested that Respondent explain a February 22, 2016 overdraft in his attorney trust

account, which Respondent never clarified. The inability to provide an accurate record or

explanation of this overdraft is a violation of Rule 19-301.15, particularly because the rule

specifies that attorney’s should preserve “complete records of the account funds . . . for a

period of at least five years after the date the record was created.” Maryland Rule 19-407

specifies that attorneys must maintain account records. Respondent’s inability to produce

such records, particularly chronological records of deposits and disbursements, individual

client matter records, financial month-end statements, canceled checks, and duplicate

deposit slips or deposit receipts, results in a violation of Rule 19-407.

       We further find that Respondent violated Rule 19-308.1(b) (Bar Admission and

Disciplinary Matters) because Respondent knowingly failed to respond to Petitioner’s

April 28 and July 12, 2016 letters. Despite Respondent’s verbal agreement to reply to

Petitioner on June 6, 2016, Respondent failed to reply by the deadline that was agreed upon

with Petitioner’s investigator. Subsequently, Respondent failed to reply to Petitioner’s

additional letter, dated August 31, 2016. This knowing failure to respond to lawful

demands for information constitutes a violation of Rule 19-308.1.

       We find that Respondent also violated Rule 19-308.4(a) and (d) (Misconduct).

Respondent’s failure to maintain his trust account in accordance with the MARPC, in

addition to Respondent’s repeated failure to promptly respond to Bar Counsel’s request for

information, constitutes a violation of Rule 19-308.4(d) (see Moeller, 427 Md. at 72, 46

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A.3d at 411; see also Rose, 383 Md. at 392, 859 A.2d at 663). Because Respondent has

violated other rules, as previously outlined, we conclude that Respondent also violated

Rule 19-308.4(a).

                                          SANCTION

       We hold that Respondent violated MARPC 19-301.15(a) (Safekeeping Property),

19-407 (Attorney Trust Account Record-Keeping), 19-308.1(b) (Disciplinary Matters),

and 19-308.4(a) and (d) (Misconduct).

       We agree with the hearing judge’s finding of aggravating factors and concur that

there are no mitigating factors.

       This Court considers aggravating and mitigating factors in fashioning sanctions.

Attorney Grievance Commission v. Ndi, 459 Md. 42, 63, 184 A.3d 25, 37 (2018). Maryland

Rule 19-741(c)(1) provides that this Court “may order (A) disbarment, (B) suspension, (C)

a reprimand, (D) placement on inactive status, (E) dismissal of the disciplinary or remedial

action, or (F) a remand for further proceedings.”

       Respondent’s cumulative violations, discussed supra, warrant disbarment. While

awaiting the disposition of his former disciplinary charges that included his lack of

responsiveness, Johnson, 450 Md. 621, 150 A.3d 338, Respondent again failed to fully

respond to Petitioner’s lawful requests for information, resulting in the present action. As

mentioned, the matters at issue were not before us in the previous Johnson opinion, but are

considered here as an aggravating factor of prior misconduct.

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       In aggregate, Respondent’s violations represent a neglect for his professional

responsibilities. Respondent’s failure to create and maintain records relating to the funds

in his trust account, knowing and repeated failure to respond to Petitioner’s lawful demands

for information in a timely manner, and prejudicial conduct towards the legal profession,

in conjunction with a number of aggravating factors including prior misconduct, require us

to contemplate a sanction that is commensurate with Respondent’s conduct. Attorney

Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Walker-Turner, Sr., 428 Md. 214, 233, 51 A.3d

553, 564 (2012). Of note, Respondent failed to participate in the disciplinary hearings in

any meaningful way: he failed to file an answer to the Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial

Action, resulting in an order of default; he did not move to vacate the order, nor did he

appear before the hearing judge or this Court. In crafting a sanction, we must not only

consider a sanction that is “commensurate with the gravity and intent of the misconduct[,]”

but we must also consider “protect[ing] the public and the public’s confidence in the legal

profession[.]” Id. Given the specific facts of the instant case, we believe that the

appropriate sanction that protects the public and the public’s confidence in the legal

profession and is commensurate with the gravity of Respondent’s violations is disbarment.

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     IT IS SO ORDERED; RESPONDENT
     SHALL PAY ALL COSTS AS TAXED
     BY THE CLERK OF THIS COURT,
     INCLUDING COSTS OF ALL
     TRANSCRIPTS, PURSUANT TO
     MARYLAND RULE 19-709(d), FOR
     WHICH SUM JUDGMENT IS
     ENTERED IN FAVOR OF THE
     ATTORNEY           GRIEVANCE
     COMMISSION AGAINST JEROME
     P. JOHNSON.

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