ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION IN THE
OF MARYLAND
COURT OF APPEALS
Petitioner,
V. OF MARYLAND
Misc. Docket AG No. 76
RICHARD WELLS MOORE September Term 2017
Respondent.
ORDER
This matter came before the Court on the Joint Petition of the Attorney Grievance
Commission of Maryland and Respondent, Richard Wells Moore to disbar the Respondent from
the practice of law for violations of Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.15, 5.3, 5.5(a) and 8.4(a)-(d), of
the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct. The Court having considered the Petition, and the
record herein, it is this 17th day of May, 2018, hereby
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Richard Wells
Moore, be disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Maryland, effective May 31, 2018;
and it is further,
ORDERED, that on May 31, 2018, the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of
Richard Wells Moore 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 19-762(6).
/s/ Clayton Greene Jr.
Senior Judge