Attorney Grievance v. Blevins

463 Md. 585

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: April 18, 2019
• Docket: 78ag/18
• Status: Published

Opinion

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE OF MARYLAND * COURT OF APPEALS * OF MARYLAND Petitioner * v. * * Misc. Docket AG No. 78 JOHN FRANKLIN BLEVINS * September Term, 2018

Respondent

CORRECTED ORDER

UPON CONSIDERATION of the Joint Petition for Indefinite Suspension by

Consent filed by the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the

Respondent, John Franklin Blevins, pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-736, in which the

Respondent admits that he violated Rules 5.3, 5.4, 5.7, and 8.4 (c) and (d) of the

Maryland Attorneys' Rules of Professional Conduct, it is this 18th day of April, 2019,

by the Court of Appeals of Maryland,

ORDERED, that Respondent, John Franklin Blevins, be, and hereby is,

indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland with the right

to petition for reinstatement in 90 days, effective immediately; and it is further

ORDERED, that, the Clerk of the Court shall remove the name John

Franklin Blevins from the register of attorneys in this Court 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 19-736(d). Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic.

2019-04-19 /s/ Clayton Greene Jr. 15:02-04:00 Senior Judge Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk