ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION IN THE
OF MARYLAND
COURT OF APPEALS
OF MARYLAND
Petitioner Misc. Docket AG
V. No. 31
STEPHEN JOHN SAUNDERS September Term, 2016
Respondent
ORDER
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Disbannent by Consent filed herein pursuant
to Maryland Rule 19-736, in which Respondent admits he committed professional misconduct in
violation of Rules 1.5(c), 1.15(a) and (d), and 8.4(c) and (d) of the Maryland Lawyers' Rules of
Professional Conduct, in effect at the time of the misconduct, it is this _g_th day of
September ,2016,
ORDERED, that Respondent, Stephen John Saunders, be and he is hereby disbarred from
the practice of law in the State of Maryland; and it is further
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall remove the name of IStephen John Saunders
from the register of attorneys in the 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 19-761.
/s/ Clayton Greene Jr.
Senior Judge