Attorney Grievance v. Okedi

241 A.3d 858, 471 Md. 260

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: November 16, 2020
• Docket: 4ag/19
• Status: Published

Opinion

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

* OF MARYLAND v. * Misc. Docket AG No. 4 September Term, 2019 * (No. C-03-CV-19-001428, GINIKANWA CHINAEMEREM OKEDI * Circuit Court for Baltimore County)

ORDER

Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Indefinite Suspension by Consent

filed by the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the Respondent,

Ginikanwa Chinaemerem Okedi, it is this 16th day of November, 2020

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

Chinaemerem Okedi, be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the State of

Maryland, effective December 16, 2020, for engaging in professional misconduct that

violated Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.15, 3.3, 3.4, 5.5, 7.1, 7.5 and 8.4(a), (c) and (d) of the Rules

of Professional Conduct; and it is further

ORDERED, that on December 16, 2020, the Clerk of this Court shall strike the

name of Ginikanwa Chinaemerem Okedi 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

the Clerks of all judicial tribunals in this State in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761(b);

and it is further ORDERED, that the Respondent shall pay $4,044.97 towards the costs associated

with this matter and consents to the entry of a judgment in that amount in favor of the

Petitioner if these costs are not paid within thirty days of the effective date of the indefinite

suspension.

/s/ Robert N. McDonald Senior Judge

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

Suzanne Johnson 2020-11-16 10:46-05:00

Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk