ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE
OF MARYLAND * COURT OF APPEALS
* OF MARYLAND
Petitioner *
* Misc. Docket AG
v. * No. 38
* September Term, 2013
NEIL JEROME LEWIS *
* Misc. Docket AG
Respondent * No. 25
* September Term, 2014
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ORDER
The Court having considered the Joint Petition for Disbarment By Consent filed herein
pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-772, whereby Respondent concedes that sufficient evidence exists
to sustain allegations of misconduct against him in the two referenced disciplinary actions,
including violations of Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct (MLRPC) 1.1, 1.3,
1.4, 1.5(c), 1.15(a) & (d) and 8.4(a), (b), (c) & (d) in Misc. Docket AG No. 38, September Term
2013, and violations of MLRPC 1.15(a) & (d) and 8.4(a), (b), (c) & (d) in Misc. Docket AG No.
14, September Term 2014;
NOW THEREFORE, it is this 26th day of August , 2014,
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that Neil Jerome Lewis, Respondent,
be, and he hereby is, disbarred by consent from the practice of law in the State of Maryland,
effective September 1, 2014; and it is further
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court, in accordance with Rule 16-772(d), shall strike
the name of Neil Jerome Lewis from the register of attorneys in this Court as of September 1,
2014 and certify to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland and the
clerks of all courts in this State that the name of Neil Jerome Lewis has been so stricken; and it is
further
ORDERED, that Respondent shall transfer his law practice, excluding his financial
accounts, to Barry J. Diamond, Esquire on or before the effective date of this Order; and it is
further
ORDERED, that Respondent shall cooperate with Bar Counsel and/or any conservator
appointed under Maryland Rule 16-777 to take control of Respondent’s existing attorney trust
accounts and business operating account, such cooperation to include providing access to all
financial records set forth in Maryland Rule 16-606.1(d); and it is further
ORDERED, that Respondent agrees to comply with the duties set forth in Maryland Rule
16-760(c); and it is further
ORDERED, that judgment is hereby entered in favor of the Attorney Grievance
Commission of Maryland against Neil Jerome Lewis in the amount of $4,541.25.
/s/ Glenn T. Harrell, Jr.
Senior Judge
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