Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Lopatto

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: June 18, 2026
• Docket: 67ag/25
• Status: Published

Opinion

* IN THE ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE * SUPREME COURT COMMISSION OF MARYLAND * OF MARYLAND v. * AG No. 67 JOHN S. LOPATTO, III * September Term, 2025

ORDER

Upon consideration of the “Joint Petition for Disbarment” filed by the parties in the

above-captioned case on June 18, 2026, in which, pursuant to Rules 19-736 and 19-737,

the parties jointly petition this Court to disbar Respondent, John S. Lopatto, III, from the

practice of law in the State of Maryland and advise that Respondent agrees that his conduct

as described in the joint petition violates Rule 1.15(a) of the D.C. Rules of Professional

Conduct, and that Respondent consents to disbarment as the appropriate disposition, it is

this 18th day of June 2026,

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

Disbarment is GRANTED, and that, effective immediately, Respondent, John S. Lopatto,

III, is disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Maryland for violation of Rule

1.15(a) of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct; and it is further

ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall provide notice of this Order in

accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761.

Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic. /s/ Shirley M. Watts Senior Justice 2026.06.18 14:22:16 -04'00' Gregory Hilton, Clerk