Attorney Grievance v. Strachan

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: February 22, 2016
• Docket: 79ag/15
• Status: Published

Opinion

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE OF MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND Petitioner Misc. Docket AG No. 79 V. September Term, 2015

LAURA HAWKINS STRACHAN

Respondent.

ORDER

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

Commission of Maryland and Respondent, Laura H. Strachan, to indefinitely suspend the

Respondent from the practice of law. The Court having considered the Petition and the record

herein, it is this 22nd day of February, 2016.

ORDERED, that Respondent, Laura Hawkins Strachan, be and she is hereby indefinitely

suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland for violation of Rules 5.5, 8.1(a) and

8.4 (a), (c) and (d) of the Maryland Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct; and it is further

ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall remove the name of Laura Hawkins

Strachan from the register of attorneys in the Court and certify that fact to the Client Protection

Fund of the Bar of Maryland and all Clerks of all judicial tribunals in this State in accordance

with Maryland Rule 16-772(d).

/s/ Lynne A. Battaglia Senior Judge