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              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS

No. 22-BS-949

IN RE GARY T. BROWN, ESQUIRE,
     Respondent.

A Member of the Bar of the                        Board Docket No.: 22-PD-014
District of Columbia Court of Appeals             Disciplinary Docket No.: 2018-
Bar Registration Number: 246314                   D284.

BEFORE: McLeese and Deahl, Associate Judges, and Thompson, Senior Judge.

                                  ORDER
                            (FILED—January 19, 2023)

      On consideration of the consent petition of the Board on Professional
Responsibility (“Board”) pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, § 13(c), to suspend respondent
indefinitely based on disability, and it appearing that neither respondent nor
Disciplinary Counsel has interposed any objection thereto, it is

       ORDERED that effective immediately, respondent is indefinitely suspended
from the practice of law based on disability, and any pending disciplinary matters be
held in abeyance pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, § 13(g). It is

      FURTHER ORDERED that respondent’s attention is drawn to the
requirements of D.C. Bar R. XI, §§ 14 and 16, relating to suspended attorneys. It is

      FURTHER ORDERED that respondent shall file an affidavit in compliance
with D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14(g), with the court and the Board shall serve a copy of the
affidavit on Disciplinary Counsel. It is

      FURTHER ORDERED that, it appearing that appointment of counsel under
D.C. Bar Rule XI, § 15(a) is necessary because there is no partner, associate, or other
responsible attorney capable of conducting respondent Garry T. Brown’s affairs
subsequent to the suspension ordered herein, McGavock D. Reed, Jr., Esquire, is
appointed to inventory the files of respondent Gary T. Brown, a suspended member
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of the District of Columbia Bar, to make appropriate disposition of such files, and to
take any other appropriate action to ensure continuity of the representation for
respondent’s clients. It is

      FURTHER ORDERED that McGavock D. Reed, Jr., Esquire, shall file with
the Board written acceptance of this appointment if he agrees to accept the
appointment. It is

        FURTHER ORDERED that as promptly as possible, McGavock D. Reed, Jr.,
Esquire, shall provide the Executive Attorney of the Board a written estimate of the
number of hours necessary to complete the inventory and distribution of the client
files, and that he shall submit to the Executive Attorney monthly statements of the
time spent and expenses incurred in carrying out this appointment. It is

       FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, § 15(e), McGavock
D. Reed, Jr., Esquire, shall be compensated by the Board for the services rendered
in carrying out the appointment at the prevailing rate under the District of Columbia
Criminal Justice Act without prejudice to the Board seeking reimbursement from
any appropriate parties.

                                  PER CURIAM