In Re Hollis

Petitioner was disbarred in Maryland in 1997 for various acts of misconduct, including the intentional misappropriation of a client’s funds. Atty. Grievance Comm’n v. Hollis, 347 Md. 547, 702 A.2d 223 (1997). In 1998, we reciprocally disbarred him in the District of Columbia in a proceeding in which he did not participate. In re Hollis, 719 A.2d 965 (D.C.1998). He now seeks readmission to our bar.

After an evidentiary hearing extending over three separate days, an Ad Hoc Hearing Committee recommended that readmission be denied. The Board on Professional Responsibility, after reviewing the…