Attorney Grievance Commission v. Scroggs

This is a reciprocal disciplinary action arising out of disciplinary proceedings initiated in Oklahoma, where respondent, R. Scott Scroggs 1, a member of that bar, practiced law. We are asked to decide the impact on Mr. Scroggs’s privilege to practice law in Maryland as a result of the Supreme Court of *241Oklahoma’s approval of respondent’s resignation from the Oklahoma bar pending disciplinary proceedings.

Background

The Supreme Court of Oklahoma, in a previous disciplinary proceeding, suspended respondent from the practice of law for one year for violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct.…