ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE
OF MARYLAND
200 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Suite 300 • COURT OF APPEALS
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
• OF MARYLAND
Petitioner
• Misc. Docket AG
v.
No. 106
JOSEPH IGNATIUS TIVVIS, JR.
• September Term, 201 6
Respondent
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ORDER
The Court of Appeals of Maryland, having considered the Joint Petition for Disbarment by
Consent filed by Petitioner, the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, and Respondent,
Joseph Ignatius Tivvis, Jr., it is this 20th day of April, 2017;
ORDERED, that Joseph Ignatius Tivvis, Jr., be, and he is hereby, disbarred, effective
immediately, from the further practice of law in the State of Maryland for violating Maryland
Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct 1.4, 1.15, 1.16(a) and (d), 8.1(b) and 8.4(b) and (c); and
it is further
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Joseph Ignatius Tivvis,
Jr., from the register of attorneys, and pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-761, shall certify the fact to
the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund and the clerks of all judicial tribunals in the State.
/s/ Clayton Greene Jr.
Senior Judge