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Attorney Grievance Commission v. McBurney

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 20, 1978No. [Misc. Docket (Subtitle BV) No. 6, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

We shall here impose the sanction of disbarment upon John J. McBurney (McBurney).

McBurney was admitted to the bar of this Court on June 27, 1961. Earlier he had been admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. Bar Counsel, acting on behalf of the Attorney Grievance Commission, filed a petition with us alleging that McBurney had violated various Disciplinary Rules, including DR 1-102 (A) (4) forbidding a lawyer from “[e]ngag[ing] in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation”; DR 5-104 (A) specifying that a “lawyer shall not enter into a business transaction with a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bar Ass'n v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
  2. Attorney Grievance Commission v. AndresenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
  3. Attorney Grievance Commission v. McBurneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  4. Bar Ass'n of Balto. City v. CarruthCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Berkey v. DeliaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
  2. Attorney Grievance Commission v. PattisonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
  3. Attorney Grievance Commission v. PostCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
  4. Attorney Grievance Commission v. HayesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
  5. Attorney Grievance Commission v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979

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