Attorney Grievance Commission v. Friedman

PER CURIAM

ORDER.

For reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be filed, it is this 12th day February, 2014,

ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Joseph Lee Friedman, 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 Joseph Lee Friedman from the register of attorneys, and pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-760(e), 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 16-761 (b), for which sum judg*682ment is entered in favor of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland against Joseph Lee Friedman.