Attorney Grievance v. Nier

237 A.3d 221, 471 Md. 69

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: September 2, 2020
• Docket: 29ag/20
• Status: Published

Opinion

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

v. * OF MARYLAND

* Misc. Docket AG No. 29, GEORGE CARLOS NIER September Term, 2020

ORDER

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

Maryland and Respondent, George Carlos Nier, to disbar the Respondent from the practice

of law, it is this 2nd day of September, 2020,

ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that effective September 30,

2020, the Respondent, George Carlos Nier, be disbarred from the practice of law in the

State of Maryland for violation of Rule 8.4(a), (b), (c), and (d) of the Maryland Attorney’s

Rules of Professional Conduct; and it is further

ORDERED, that, on September 30, 2020, the Clerk of this Court shall remove the

name of George Carlos Nier 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 19-761.

Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act /s/ Robert N. McDonald (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic. Senior Judge 2020-09-02 15:50-04:00

Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk