Attorney Grievance Commission v. Dominguez

44 A.3d 419 (2012) 426 Md. 424

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND
v.
Denese DOMINGUEZ.

No. 47, September Term, 2011.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

May 8, 2012.

JaCina N. Stanton, Asst. Bar Counsel (Glenn M. Grossman, Bar Counsel, Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland), for petitioner.

No argument on behalf of the Respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ADKINS, BARBERA, and McDONALD, JJ.

PER CURIAM ORDER.

For reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be filed, it is this 8th day May, 2012,

ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the respondent, Denese Dominguez, be, and she is hereby, disbarred, effective immediately, from the further practice of law in the State of Maryland; and it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Denese Dominguez from the register of attorneys, and pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-760(e), shall certify that fact to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund and the clerks of all judicial tribunals in the State; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent shall pay all costs as taxed by the Clerk of this Court, including the costs of all transcripts, pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-761(b), for which sum judgment is entered in favor of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland against Denese Dominguez.