Attorney Grievance v. Okedi , 471 Md. 260 ( 2020 )

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE
OF MARYLAND
* COURT OF APPEALS
* OF MARYLAND
v.
* Misc. Docket AG No. 4
September Term, 2019
*
(No. C-03-CV-19-001428,
GINIKANWA CHINAEMEREM OKEDI * Circuit Court for
Baltimore County)
ORDER
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Indefinite Suspension by Consent
filed by the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the Respondent,
Ginikanwa Chinaemerem Okedi, it is this 16th day of November, 2020
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Ginikanwa
Chinaemerem Okedi, be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the State of
Maryland, effective December 16, 2020, for engaging in professional misconduct that
violated Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.15, 3.3, 3.4, 5.5, 7.1, 7.5 and 8.4(a), (c) and (d) of the Rules
of Professional Conduct; and it is further
ORDERED, that on December 16, 2020, the Clerk of this Court shall strike the
name of Ginikanwa Chinaemerem Okedi from the register of attorneys in the Court and
certify that fact to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland and
the Clerks of all judicial tribunals in this State in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761(b);
and it is further
ORDERED, that the Respondent shall pay $4,044.97 towards the costs associated
with this matter and consents to the entry of a judgment in that amount in favor of the
Petitioner if these costs are not paid within thirty days of the effective date of the indefinite
suspension.
/s/ Robert N. McDonald
Senior Judge
Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act
(§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document
is authentic.
Suzanne Johnson
2020-11-16 10:46-05:00
Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk