Attorney Grievance v. Butler

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: September 7, 2017
• Docket: 14agpc/16
• Status: Published

Opinion

Circuit Court for Prince George’s County Case No. CAE16-25945 Argued: September 7, 2017 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

OF MARYLAND

Misc. Docket AG No. 14 September Term, 2016

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION

v.

LANCE BUTLER III

Barbera, C.J. Greene Adkins McDonald Watts Hotten Getty,

JJ.

PER CURIAM ORDER

Filed: September 7, 2017 ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE * In the COMMISSION OF MARYLAND * Court of Appeals

v. * of Maryland

LANCE BUTLER III * Misc. Docket AG No. 14 September Term, 2016

For reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be filed, it

is this 7th day of September 2017,

ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the

Respondent, Lance Butler III be, and he is hereby, disbarred,

effective immediately, from the further practice of law in the State

of Maryland; and it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of

Lance Butler III from the register of attorneys, and pursuant to

Maryland Rule 19-761, shall certify that fact to the Trustees of

the Client Protection Fund and the clerks of all judicial tribunals

in the State; and it is further

ORDERED that Respondent shall pay all costs as taxed by the

Clerk of this Court, including the costs of all transcripts, pursuant

to Maryland Rule 19-709, for which sum judgment is entered in favor

of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland against Lance Butler

III.

/s/ Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge