Attorney Grievance v. Ugwuonye

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ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND * * * Petitioner * * v. * * EPHRAIM CHUKWUEMEKA UGWUONYE * * Respondent * IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND Misc. Docket AG No. 29 September Term, 2019 ORDER UPON CONSIDERATION of a certified copy of the Order of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals dated May 2, 2019, wherein the Respondent, Ephraim Chukwuemeka Ugwuonye, was disbarred from the practice of law for violating the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct, it is this 27th day of September, 2019, ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Ephraim Chukwuemeka Ugwuonye, be, and hereby is, temporarily suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland, pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-737(d), pending further order of this Court; and it is further ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall remove the name of Ephraim Chukwuemeka Ugwuonye from the register of attorneys in this Court and certify that fact to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland and all Clerks of all judicial tribunals in this State in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-736(d). Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic. 2019-09-27 11:07-04:00 Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk /s/ Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge

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