Attorney Grievance v. Discavage

276 A.3d 609, 479 Md. 62

Opinion

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE OF MARYLAND * COURT OF APPEALS

* OF MARYLAND

v.

* Misc. Docket AG No. 35 September Term, 2021

JOHN ROBERT DISCAVAGE * (No. C-15-CV-21-000239,

* Circuit Court for

Montgomery County)

ORDER

Upon consideration of the Joint Petition of the Attorney Grievance Commission of

Maryland and the Respondent, John Robert Discavage, to suspend the Respondent from

the practice of law in Maryland for six months, stayed in favor of one year probation with

terms, for violating Rule 1.1 (competence), Rule 1.4(a)(1), (a) (4) and (b) (communication),

Rule 1.7 (conflict of interest – general rule), Rule 1.9(a) (duties to former clients), Rule

1.16(a)(1) (declining or terminating representation), Rule 8.4 (a) and (d) (misconduct) of

the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct, it is this 2nd day of June, 2022

ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, a majority concurring, that the

Respondent, John Robert Discavage, be suspended for six months from the practice of law

in the State of Maryland; and it is further

ORDERED, that, the suspension be, and hereby is, STAYED in favor of one year

of probation with the terms contained in the Probation Agreement.

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

/s/ Matthew J. Fader

2022-06-02 13:54-04:00 Chief Judge

Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk