Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Tappan

316 A.3d 888, 487 Md. 255

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: May 31, 2024
• Docket: 39ag/23
• Status: Published

Opinion

* IN THE ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND * SUPREME COURT * OF MARYLAND v. * AG No. 39 RICHARD J. TAPPAN September Term, 2023 *

ORDER

In the parties’ joint petition for disciplinary action by consent, respondent agreed

that his conduct, as described in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals’ May 25,

2023 opinion and order, violated Rules 1.1(a)-(b), 1.3(a) & (c), 1.5(a), 1.15(a), and

8.4(c)-(d) of the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct. As reciprocal

discipline, the parties have agreed that the Court should suspend respondent for six

months, accounting from November 1, 2023, and require that respondent should serve

one year of probation following reinstatement to the Bar of Maryland, with terms and

conditions as stated in the parties’ probation agreement. Accordingly, it is this 31st day

of May 2024, by the Supreme Court of Maryland,

ORDERED that the parties’ joint petition for disciplinary action is granted

and Richard J. Tappan is suspended for six months accounting from November 1, 2023;

and it is further

ORDERED that, upon reinstatement to the Bar of Maryland, respondent is to

be placed on one year of probation with the terms and conditions as stated in the

parties’ probation agreement; and it is further ORDERED that respondent to reimburse Bar Counsel with $175.00 in costs.

/s/ Matthew J. Fader Chief 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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Gregory Hilton, Clerk