Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Goldstein

312 A.3d 229, 486 Md. 593

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: March 19, 2024
• Docket: 35ag/23
• Status: Published

Opinion

* IN THE ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE * COMMISSION OF MARYLAND SUPREME COURT * OF MARYLAND v. * AG No. 35 JEFFREY STEPHEN GOLDSTEIN * September Term, 2023 * ORDER

Upon consideration of the Joint Petitions for Disbarment by Consent filed by

Bar Counsel and Respondent, Jeffrey Stephen Goldstein, on March 11, 2024 and

March 18, 2024, respectively, in the above-captioned case, in which the parties jointly

petition this Court to disbar Respondent pursuant to Rule 19-736(b) and advise that

Respondent agrees that his conduct as described in the joint petitions violates Maryland

Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 1.15 (Safekeeping Property) and

8.4(a), (c), and (d) (Misconduct), Maryland Rules 19-407(a)(2) (Attorney Trust

Account Record-Keeping) and 19-410(a) and (b) (Prohibited Transactions), and

Maryland Code, Business Occupations & Professions § 10-306 and that the

appropriate disposition would be disbarment, and request that the Court order

Respondent disbarred effective March 31, 2024 or on the date of the order from this

Court, whichever is later, it is this 19th day of March 2024,

ORDERED that the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent filed on March 11,

2024 has been rendered moot by the filing of the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent on March 18, 2024; and it is further

ORDERED, by the Supreme Court of Maryland, that, the Joint Petition for

Disbarment by Consent filed on March 18, 2024 is GRANTED, and the Respondent,

Jeffrey Stephen Goldstein, is hereby DISBARRED, effective March 31, 2024; and it is

further

ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Jeffrey Stephen

Goldstein from the register of attorneys maintained by the Clerk and certify that fact

to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland and all Clerks of

all judicial tribunals in this State in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761; and it is

ORDERED, that in light of the parties’ request in the joint petition filed on

March 18, 2024 that this Court order Respondent to pay costs incurred by the Attorney

Grievance Commission in the amount of $815.00, the Attorney Grievance

Commission file a statement of costs under Maryland Rule 19-709 describing the basis

for the $815.00 in costs on or before April 19, 2024.

/s/ Shirley M. Watts Senior Justice

Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic.

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2 Gregory Hilton, Clerk