Attorney Grievance Commission v. Kepple

Petitioner, the Attorney Grievance Commission (“AGC”), acting through Bar Counsel, filed, in accordance with Maryland Rule 16-751,1 a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action against Cristine Kepple (“Respondent”) for violation of the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct (“MLRPC”). Petitioner alleges that Respondent violated MLRPC Rule 8.1(a) (Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters) 2 when Respondent failed to inform the Maryland State Board of Law Examiners on her application for admission to the Maryland Bar that she had knowingly concealed from her law school, West Virginia…