Attorney Grievance v. Smith-Scott

222 A.3d 1069, 466 Md. 543

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: January 10, 2020
• Docket: 8agpc/18
• Status: Published

Opinion

Circuit Court for Prince George’s County Case No. CAE-18-23035 Case No. CAE-19-08617 Argued: January 10, 2020 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

OF MARYLAND

Misc. Docket AG Nos. 8 & 64 September Term, 2018

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND

v.

ARLENE ADASA SMITH-SCOTT

Barbera, C.J. McDonald Watts Hotten Getty Booth Biran,

JJ.

PER CURIAM ORDER

Filed: January 10, 2020

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

2020-01-10 15:29-05:00

Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE * IN THE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND * COURT OF APPEALS

v. * OF MARYLAND

ARLENE ADASA SMITH-SCOTT * Misc. Docket AG Nos. 8 & 64 September Term, 2018

For reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be filed, it is this 10th day of January

2020,

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

Adasa Smith-Scott be, and she 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 Arlene Adasa

Smith-Scott 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

Arlene Adasa Smith-Scott.

/s/ Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge