Thomas McKeon, Justice Maine Supreme Judicial Court
ORDER ACCEPTING SURRENDER M. BAR R. 25(d)
Thomas McKeon, Justice Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1. This matter is before the Court on an Information filed by the Board of Overseers of the Bar (the "Board").
2. Pursuant to M. Bar R. 25(d) Defendant has submitted to the Board of Overseers a Letter of Surrender of License ("Surrender"). Pursuant to M. Bar R. 25(d), Defendant has stated that the Surrender is freely and voluntarily rendered, he is not subject to coercion or duress, and he is fully aware of the implications of surrender. Also pursuant to M. Bar R. 25(d), Defendant has stated that he is aware that there is presently pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct, the nature of which Defendant has set forth in his accompanying Affidavit ("Affidavit"), which is attached hereto and which is impounded pursuant to M. Bar R. 25(d)(3). Finally, Defendant acknowledges, pursuant to M. Bar R. 25(d), that specified material portions of the underlying allegations could be proven, if those said facts were found to be credible by the Court.
3. Defendant agrees that, pursuant to M. Bar R. 25(d)(4), he may be reinstated only upon petition filed in the Court after at least 5 years from the effective date of surrender.
4. The Defendant's Surrender of his license is hereby accepted by the Court, pursuant to the terms set forth in this Order, and the Board's Information dated April 5, 2021, is hereby rendered moot and dismissed. The Defendant's Surrender will be effective as of, November 1, 2022, and he will be prohibited from practicing law thereafter.
5. This Order does not prohibit Bar Counsel from requesting that the investigation underlying its Information be considered in any reinstatement proceeding and allows the Grievance Commission and Court to consider all prior disciplinary history, including the Information discussed in this Order.