In Re Bleecker

On May 12, 2010, the Court of Appeals of Maryland disbarred respondent Lorin Bleecker, Esquire. Attorney Grievance Comm’n v. Bleecker, 414 Md. 147, 994 A.2d 928 (2010). Thereafter, on June 21, 2010, this court issued an order suspending respondent pending further action by the court, and directed him to show cause why identical reciprocal discipline should not be imposed. In his response, respondent contends that the Maryland court applied a presumption to disbar that is not applicable in our case law, and as a result, the established misconduct warrants lesser discipline in the District of…