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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND Misc. Docket AG No. 28 September Term, 2008

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. ADEK UNLE B. OLU JOBI (AW OJOBI)

Bell, C.J. Harrell Battaglia Greene Murphy Adkins Barbera, JJ.

Opinion by Bell, C.J.

Filed: December 4, 2009

The Attorney Grievance Com mission of Maryland, th e petitioner, by B ar Coun sel, acting pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-751,1 filed a Petition For Disciplinary or Remedial Action against Adekunle B. Olujobi (Awojobi), the respondent. The petition charged,

consistent with the complaint of John Walker-Turner, Esquire, counsel for one of the parties to the sale of real property that the respon dent cond ucted, that the responde nt violated R ule 8.1, Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters,2 and 8.4, M isconduc t,3 of the Maryland Rules

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Maryland Rule 16-751, as relevant, provides: "(a) Com mencem ent of discip linary or remed ial action. (1) U pon app roval of the Commission. Upon approval or direction of the Commission, Bar Counsel shall file a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action in the Court of Appeals." Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct 8.1, provides: "An ap plicant for ad mission or re instatemen t to the bar, or a la wyer in connection with a bar admission application or in connection with a disciplinary ma tter, shall not: * * * * "(b) fail to disc lose a fact n ecessary to corr ect a misapprehension known by the person to have arisen in the matter, or knowingly fail to respond to a lawful demand for info rmation from an ad miss ions or disciplinar y auth ority, except that this Rule does not require dis closure of inform ation oth erwise protecte d by Rul e 1.6."
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Md. Lawyer's R. Prof'l Conduct 8.4, as relevant, provides: "It is professio nal miscon duct for a la wyer to: * * * * "(b) commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's hone sty, trustworthine ss or fitness a s a lawyer in other respects; "(c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation; "(d) engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice[.]"

of Professional Conduct, as adopted by Md. Rule 16-812, Md. Rule 16-609, Prohibited Transactions,4 and Maryland Annotated Code (1989, 2004 Repl. Vol.)

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