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HEADNOTE ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION v. PAYER S.T. 2011, MISC. DOCKET AG No. 8

DISBARMENT IS APPROPRIATE SANCTION FOR KNOWINGLY MAKING FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENTS OF MATERIAL FACT AND PRESENTING ADULTERATED DOCUMENTS TO BAR COUNSEL IN RESPONSE TO DEMAND FOR INFORMATION (MLRPC 8.1 AND 8.4(c) AND (d)).

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND

Misc. Docket AG No. 8 September Term, 2011 __________________________________ ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. MICHELE L. PAYER ____________________________________ Bell, C.J., Harrell Greene Adkins Barbera Wilner, Alan M. (Retired, specially assigned) Cathell, Dale R. (Retired, specially assigned) JJ. ____________________________________ Opinion by Wilner, J. ____________________________________ Filed: February 22, 2012

On April 1, 2011, Bar Counsel, on behalf of the Attorney Grievance Commission, filed a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action against respondent, Michele Payer. The petition alleged the violation of numerous Maryland Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct (MLRPC) arising from two complaints

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