Attorney Grievance v. Morris

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: September 7, 2017
• Docket: 89ag/16
• Status: Published

Opinion

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE OF MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS * OF MARYLAND Petitioner * Misc. Docket AG No. 89 V. * September Term, 2016

MARIANNE ELIZABETH MORRIS *

Respondent. *

ORDER

This matter came before the Court on the Joint Petition of the Attorney Grievance

Commission of Maryland and Respondent, Marianne Elizabeth Morris, to indefinitely

suspend the Respondent from the practice of law for violations of Rules 8.4(a)—(d) of the

Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct. The Court having considered the

_ Petition, and the record herein, it is this 7th day of September, 2017;

ORDERED, that the Respondent, Marianne Elizabeth Morris, be indefinitely

suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland, effective thirty (30) days from

the date of this Order; and it is further

ORDERED, that, thirty (30) days from the date of this Order, the Clerk of this Court

shall strike the name of Marianne Elizabeth Morris from the register of attorneys in the 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 19-762(b).

/s/ Clayton Greene Jr. Senior Judge