ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE
OF MARYLAND
* COURT OF APPEALS
v. * OF MARYLAND
* Misc. Docket AG No. 70,
MICHAEL SCOTT BIRCH
* September Term, 2020
ORDER
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent filed by the
Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the Respondent, Michael Scott Birch, it
is this 4th day of February, 2021
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that effective February 25, 2021,
the Respondent, Michael Scott Birch, be disbarred from the practice of law in the State of
Maryland for violations of Rules 1.15(a) and 8.4(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Rules of
Professional Conduct; and it is further
ORDERED, that, on February 25, 2021, the Clerk of this Court shall remove the
name of Michael Scott Birch 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 19-761.
Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal
Materials Act
(§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic.
/s/ Robert N. McDonald
2021-02-04 Senior Judge
15:06-05:00
Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk