Attorney Grievance v. Sweitzer

Circuit Court for Washington County Case No. 21-C-16-056210 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS Argued: November 3, 2016 OF MARYLAND Misc. Docket AG No. 11 September Term, 2014 ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. PHILIP JAMES SWEITZER Barbera, C.J. Greene Adkins McDonald Watts Hotten Getty, JJ. PER CURIAM ORDER Filed: November 4, 2016 ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE * In the COMMISSION OF MARYLAND * Court of Appeals v. * of Maryland * Misc. Docket AG No. 11 PHILIP JAMES SWEITZER * September Term, 2014 PER CURIAM ORDER For reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be filed, it is this 4th day November 2016, ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Philip James Sweitzer 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 Philip James Sweitzer from the register of attorneys, and pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-761, 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 19-709, for which sum judgment is entered in favor of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland against Philip James Sweitzer. /s/ Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge