ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION IN THE
OF MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS
OF MARYLAND
Petitioner
V.
Misc. Docket AG No. 78
JOHN FRANKLIN BLEVINS September Term, 2018
Respondent
ORDER
UPON CONSIDERATION of the Joint Petition for Indefinite Suspension by
Consent filed by the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the
Respondent, John Franklin Blevins, pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-736, in which the
Respondent admits that he violated Rules 5.3, 5.4, 5.7, and 8.4 (c) and (d) of the
Maryland Attorneys' Rules of Professional Conduct. The Court, having considered the
Petition. it is this 18th day of April, 2019
ORDERED, that Respondent, John Franklin Blevins, be, and he hereby is,
indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland with the right
to petition for reinstatement in 90 days, effective immediately; and it is further
ORDERED, that, the Clerk of the Court shall remove the name John
Franklin Blevins from the register of attorneys in this 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 19-736(d).
/s/ Clayton Greene Jr.
Senior Judge