Attorney Grievance v. Hamilton

Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County Case No. 02-C-13-178996 Case No. 02-C-14-186636 Argued: May 12, 2015 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND Misc. Docket AG No. 18 September Term, 2013 Misc. Docket AG No. 3 September Term, 2014 ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. JOHN T. HAMILTON, JR. Barbera, C.J. Harrell Battaglia Greene Adkins McDonald Watts, JJ. PER CURIAM ORDER Filed: May 13, 2015 ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE * In the COMMISSION OF MARYLAND * Court of Appeals v. * of Maryland * Misc. Docket AG No. 18 JOHN T. HAMILTON, JR. * September Term, 2013 * Misc. Docket AG No. 3 * September Term, 2014 PER CURIAM ORDER For reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be filed, it is this 13th day May 2015, ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, John T. Hamilton, Jr., be, and he 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 John T. Hamilton, Jr. 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 John T. Hamilton, Jr. /s/ Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge